Read Edit View history 召 zhàoShào HSK4 summon Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 刀 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 召 Simp strokes 召 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 召 Simp strokes 召 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 召 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 256, 703 ], [ 315, 691 ], [ 682, 756 ], [ 704, 759 ], [ 724, 751 ], [ 745, 730 ], [ 735, 670 ], [ 700, 522 ], [ 671, 454 ], [ 625, 410 ], [ 586, 428 ], [ 528, 470 ] ], [ [ 458, 687 ], [ 485, 663 ], [ 436, 541 ], [ 402, 487 ], [ 357, 431 ], [ 310, 386 ], [ 263, 349 ], [ 180, 298 ] ], [ [ 291, 280 ], [ 325, 251 ], [ 334, 225 ], [ 376, -8 ] ], [ [ 359, 273 ], [ 369, 263 ], [ 389, 262 ], [ 502, 278 ], [ 643, 309 ], [ 679, 307 ], [ 704, 290 ], [ 721, 267 ], [ 678, 141 ], [ 645, 113 ] ], [ [ 399, 41 ], [ 412, 56 ], [ 633, 82 ], [ 694, 85 ], [ 737, 71 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 494 704 Q 588 723 665 730 Q 696 733 702 723 Q 712 704 701 658 Q 676 528 640 475 Q 621 444 593 450 Q 562 463 535 476 Q 511 486 527 460 Q 575 411 597 373 Q 618 348 639 367 Q 673 389 700 432 Q 731 481 758 637 Q 767 692 788 718 Q 804 731 797 744 Q 787 757 730 787 Q 708 797 685 784 Q 649 765 517 743 Q 384 718 271 716 Q 249 716 246 705 Q 243 695 272 680 Q 300 659 326 667 Q 390 683 448 694 L 494 704 Z", "M 448 694 Q 448 523 234 350 Q 165 302 175 295 Q 182 292 194 297 Q 261 321 318 364 Q 420 436 495 602 Q 508 629 526 655 Q 533 665 529 675 Q 523 685 494 704 C 469 721 449 724 448 694 Z", "M 350 276 Q 337 283 301 290 Q 288 294 283 288 Q 276 281 285 262 Q 319 183 338 57 Q 341 20 362 -6 Q 381 -33 388 -14 Q 395 4 393 34 L 389 75 Q 368 202 364 241 C 361 271 361 272 350 276 Z", "M 700 112 Q 733 214 774 247 Q 793 268 777 289 Q 701 353 655 338 Q 528 293 350 276 C 320 273 334 236 364 241 Q 365 241 622 283 Q 650 289 662 277 Q 674 265 670 241 Q 655 168 637 108 C 629 79 690 84 700 112 Z", "M 393 34 Q 403 33 416 34 Q 516 52 731 60 Q 744 61 746 71 Q 747 81 712 107 Q 708 111 700 112 L 637 108 Q 499 84 389 75 C 359 72 363 35 393 34 Z" ] } 5 strokes 召 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 256, 703 ], [ 315, 691 ], [ 682, 756 ], [ 704, 759 ], [ 724, 751 ], [ 745, 730 ], [ 735, 670 ], [ 700, 522 ], [ 671, 454 ], [ 625, 410 ], [ 586, 428 ], [ 528, 470 ] ], [ [ 458, 687 ], [ 485, 663 ], [ 436, 541 ], [ 402, 487 ], [ 357, 431 ], [ 310, 386 ], [ 263, 349 ], [ 180, 298 ] ], [ [ 291, 280 ], [ 325, 251 ], [ 334, 225 ], [ 376, -8 ] ], [ [ 359, 273 ], [ 369, 263 ], [ 389, 262 ], [ 502, 278 ], [ 643, 309 ], [ 679, 307 ], [ 704, 290 ], [ 721, 267 ], [ 678, 141 ], [ 645, 113 ] ], [ [ 399, 41 ], [ 412, 56 ], [ 633, 82 ], [ 694, 85 ], [ 737, 71 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 494 704 Q 588 723 665 730 Q 696 733 702 723 Q 712 704 701 658 Q 676 528 640 475 Q 621 444 593 450 Q 562 463 535 476 Q 511 486 527 460 Q 575 411 597 373 Q 618 348 639 367 Q 673 389 700 432 Q 731 481 758 637 Q 767 692 788 718 Q 804 731 797 744 Q 787 757 730 787 Q 708 797 685 784 Q 649 765 517 743 Q 384 718 271 716 Q 249 716 246 705 Q 243 695 272 680 Q 300 659 326 667 Q 390 683 448 694 L 494 704 Z", "M 448 694 Q 448 523 234 350 Q 165 302 175 295 Q 182 292 194 297 Q 261 321 318 364 Q 420 436 495 602 Q 508 629 526 655 Q 533 665 529 675 Q 523 685 494 704 C 469 721 449 724 448 694 Z", "M 350 276 Q 337 283 301 290 Q 288 294 283 288 Q 276 281 285 262 Q 319 183 338 57 Q 341 20 362 -6 Q 381 -33 388 -14 Q 395 4 393 34 L 389 75 Q 368 202 364 241 C 361 271 361 272 350 276 Z", "M 700 112 Q 733 214 774 247 Q 793 268 777 289 Q 701 353 655 338 Q 528 293 350 276 C 320 273 334 236 364 241 Q 365 241 622 283 Q 650 289 662 277 Q 674 265 670 241 Q 655 168 637 108 C 629 79 690 84 700 112 Z", "M 393 34 Q 403 33 416 34 Q 516 52 731 60 Q 744 61 746 71 Q 747 81 712 107 Q 708 111 700 112 L 637 108 Q 499 84 389 75 C 359 72 363 35 393 34 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.