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Translingual
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Han character
召 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹口 (SHR), four-corner 17602, composition ⿱刀口)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 172, character 7
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3241
- Dae Jaweon: page 383, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 574, character 3
- Unihan data for U+53EC
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 刀
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*taːw
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| 忉
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*taːw
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| 魛
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*taːw
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| 舠
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*taːw
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| 朷
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*taːw, *moːɡ
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| 叨
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*tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw
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| 倒
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*taːwʔ, *taːws
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| 到
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*taːws
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| 菿
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*taːws, *rtaːwɢ
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| 鞀
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*deːw
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| 鳭
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*rteːw, *teːw
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| 灱
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*hreːw
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| 菬
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*sdew, *tjewʔ
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| 超
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*tʰew
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| 怊
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*tʰew, *tʰjew
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| 欩
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*tʰew
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| 召
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*dews, *djews
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| 昭
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*tjew
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| 招
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*tjew
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| 鉊
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*tjew
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| 沼
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*tjewʔ
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| 照
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*tjews
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| 詔
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*tjews
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| 炤
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*tjews
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| 弨
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*tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ
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| 眧
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*tʰjewʔ
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| 韶
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*djew
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| 佋
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*djew, *djewʔ
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| 軺
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*djew, *lew
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| 玿
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*djew
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| 柖
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*djew
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| 紹
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*djewʔ
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| 袑
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*djewʔ
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| 綤
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*djewʔ
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| 邵
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*djews
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| 劭
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*djews
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| 卲
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*djews
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| 刁
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*teːw
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| 芀
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*teːw, *deːw
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| 貂
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*teːw
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| 蛁
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*teːw
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| 迢
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*deːw
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| 苕
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*deːw
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| 髫
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*deːw
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| 岧
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*deːw
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *dews, *djews) : phonetic 刀 (OC *taːw) + semantic 口 (“mouth”) – to call out (with one’s mouth).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- tiāu - literary;
- tiàu - vernacular.
Note:
- diao6 - Shantou;
- diou6 - Chaozhou.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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召
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| Reading #
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhào
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ drjewH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*raw-s/
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| English
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summon
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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召
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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2126
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Phonetic
component
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刀
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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召
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Old
Chinese
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/*dews/
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Definitions
召
- imperial decree
- to call together; to convene; to summon
- temple or monastery (used in placenames in Inner Mongolia)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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召
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| Reading #
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shào
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzyewX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*awʔ/
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| English
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(place name)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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召
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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2148
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Phonetic
component
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刀
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Rime
group
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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邵
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Old
Chinese
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/*djews/
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| Notes
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同邵
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Definitions
召
- a surname: Shao
- State of Shao, an ancient state that existed in modern-day Shaanxi Province
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
召
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- call
- take
- catch
Readings
Korean
Hanja
召 • (so, jo) (hangeul 소, 조, revised so, jo, McCune–Reischauer so, cho)
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Vietnamese
Han character
召: Hán Nôm readings: chiêu, chịu, chẹo, giẹo, thiệu, trịu, triệu, xạu, trẹo, dịu, gieo, trĩu
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References
- Nom Foundation
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
