绍
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to continue; to carry on
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How 绍 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 召 (phonetic, zhào)
How to remember it
acquaint · Heisig RSH #2374
thread + 召 summon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 召
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 召 (zhào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 召 sound component | zhào | imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon |
| 超 | chāo | to jump over, to leap over; to overtake, to surpass |
| 昭 | zhāo | bright, luminous; clear, manifest |
| 邵 | shào | various place names; surname |
| 沼 | zhǎo | lake, pond, swamp |
| 貂 | diāo | sable, mink, marten |
| 劭 | shào | to encourage; to excel; excellent |
| 迢 | tiáo | distant, far |
| 苕 | tiáo | rush, reed; trumpet vine |
| 髫 | tiáo | bangs, children's hairstyle; youngster |
| 笤 | tiáo | broom, besom |
| 怊 | chāo | grieving |
| 炤 | zhào | to illuminate, to light up; to reflect |
| 轺 | yáo | light carriage |
| 龆 | tiáo | to lose one's baby teeth |
Words containing 绍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马绍尔群岛 | Mǎ shào ěr Qún dǎo | Marshall Islands |
| 几内亚比绍 | Jǐ nèi yà Bǐ shào | Guinea-Bissau |
| 绍莫吉州 | Shào mò jí Zhōu | Somogy, a county in southwest Hungary, capital 考波什堡[Kao3 bo1 shi2 bao3] |
| 绍兴市 | Shào xīng Shì | Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3] |
| 绍兴酒 | Shào xīng jiǔ | Shaoxing wine a.k.a. "yellow wine", traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and … |
| 自我介绍 | zì wǒ jiè shào | self-introduction; to introduce oneself |
| 简要介绍 | jiǎn yào jiè shào | brief introduction |
| 简短介绍 | jiǎn duǎn jiè shào | brief introduction |
| 介绍信 | jiè shào xìn | letter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference |
| 比绍 | Bǐ shào | Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau |
| 唐绍仪 | Táng Shào yí | Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat |
| 绍兴 | Shào xīng | see 紹興市|绍兴市[Shao4 xing1 Shi4] |
| 婚姻介绍所 | hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ | marriage agency |
| 陈绍 | chén shào | aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3]) |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introducti… |
| 克绍箕裘 | kè shào jī qiú | to follow in one's father's footsteps |
| 袁绍 | Yuán Shào | Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord |