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召

Mandarin · pinyin zhào#

to call together
to summon
to convene
temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Mandarin · pinyin Shào#

surname Shao
name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

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召: zhào · imperial decree; summon

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4 · zhao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

siu6 · ziu1 · ziu6

Cantonese word readings for 召. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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imperial decree
to call together; to convene; to summon
temple or monastery (used in placenames in Inner Mongolia)

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a surname, Shao
State of Shao, an ancient state that existed in modern-day Shaanxi Province

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