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Information of 召
Pinyin
zhào、 shào
Definition
(surname) / name of an ancient state, to call together / to summon / to convene
召 [zhào]
1. 召唤:用言语叫人来 (call; summon)
2. 招致 (incur)
3. 邀请 (invite)
4. 征召来授予官职或另有调用 (recruit)
5. 感化和召唤 (move and inspire)
6. 召集 (call together)
7. 另见 shào
Historical References:
1. 曹冲之《说文》: 召,呼也。从口,刀声。以言曰召,以手曰招。
2. 《广雅·释诂二》: 召,呼也。
3. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》: 召有司。
4. 召赵御吏。
5. 唐· 柳宗元《童区寄传》: 大府召视儿。
6. 宋· 王谠《唐语林·雅量》: 亦召供奉。
Examples:
- 召呼(呼唤;通知;交代)
- 召致(使之至;唤来)
Additional Meaning:
1. 古通“邵”,古邑名,在今中国陕西省岐山县西南。(The ancient name "Shào", is today known as a locality in Qishan County, Shaanxi Province.)
2. 姓氏 (Surname)
to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position
to summon / to beckon / to call
to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire
to have the power to rally supporters
summon to imperial court or capital
Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
appeal / attraction / charisma
come as soon as called / at a moment's notice
Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
call in (one's subordinates) / summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview
recruit / recruitment / raise / collect / enlist / roundup
to convene (a conference or meeting) / to convoke / to call together