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CHINESE CHARACTER
zhào
召
召
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call; summon
- Numbered pinyin
- zhao4
- English meanings
- to call; to summon; to convene; to gather
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
omen; sign
seek
measure word (general)
clear; show
marsh
towards
claw; talon
cover
begin; cause
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