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Shào

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Shào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shào | Shao4
English translation
surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhào | zhao4
English translation
to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)
imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

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About Shào

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Shào

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of Shào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

刀口 dāo kǒu

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Dāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Dāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using Shào

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使用 shǐyòng : 召唤 zhào huàn gēn bèi 击败 jī bài de 触须 chù xū wéi 作战 zuò zhàn ,持续 chíxù 30 miǎo .

Use: Summons a Vanquished Tentacle to your aid for 30 seconds.

但是 dànshì 这个 zhè ge 世界 shìjiè què Cóng mèng Zhōng 召回 zhào huí le , zài 面前 miàn qián 露出 lù chū le 辉煌 huīhuáng de 形象 xíngxiàng .

But, it beckoned him back in his sleep, and showed itself in shining forms.

yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng 特殊 tèshū de 人们 rén men yòng lái 召唤 zhào huàn gǒu 的狗 shào .

There are special whistles which people use to call dogs.

赶快 gǎnkuài chuī shào gǒu 召回 zhào huí lái .

Please whistle up all the dogs quickly.

今年 jīn nián chūn ,国会 Guó huì 专门 zhuānmén wéi chāo 巨额 jù é 基金 jījīn 召开 zhàokāi le 听证会 tīng zhèng huì .

And this spring Congress has been conducting hearings on Superfund.

Words with Shào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
召开 zhàokāi to convoke召開
召唤 zhào huàn to summon召喚
召集 zhào jí to convene召集 zhào jí
Shào to summon Shào
号召 hàozhào to call號召
召回 zhào huí to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)召回 zhào huí
征召 zhēng zhào to enlist徵召
召见 zhào jiàn call in (one's subordinates)召見
号召力 hào zhào lì to have the power to rally supporters號召力
召集人 zhào jí rén convener召集人 zhào jí rén
感召 gǎn zhào to impel感召 gǎn zhào
感召力 gǎn zhào lì appeal感召力 gǎn zhào lì
应召 yìng zhào to respond to a call應召
南召县 Nán zhào xiàn Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳 Nán yáng [Nán​yáng], Henan南召縣
奉召 fèng zhào to receive orders奉召 fèng zhào
南召 Nán zhào Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳 Nán yáng [Nán​yáng], Henan南召 Nán zhào
呼召 hū zhào to call (to do something)呼召 hū zhào
蒙召 méng zhào to be called by God蒙召 méng zhào

Shào Decomposition & Compounds

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Shào Decomposition

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Shào Compounds

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  • Shào
    • zhāo
    • shào
    • chāo , zhāo , Shào , zhǎo , diāo , tiáo , tiáo , sháo , zhào , sháo , shào , Shào , tiáo , tiáo , chāo , zhào , diāo , yáo , , , zhāo , tiáo , tiáo , , , , , chāo , , , , , , , shào , , zhào , , , ,
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