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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
召 character · B1 (est.)
召 ＝ 口 ＋ 刀
ㄓㄠˋ · zhào
verb — to summon, call together, convene

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義a mouth — it calls out
刀聲dāo — gives the sound
ITdāo → zhào — initial and tone both shift off the donor
A mouth (口) calling, with 刀 above for the sound — the voice that brings people in: 召喚、召集、召開. 刀 dāo carries the sound, shifted to zhào, and the same donor seeds 招、昭、詔.
意 · Meanings
(本義)召、召喚— to summon, call
→召集、召開— to convene, call together常用
⇒召見、號召— to grant audience; to rally
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
招＝ 扌 ＋ 召zhāothe 召 series — 招 adds the hand 扌 for "to beckon, recruit"; 召 calls with the mouth 口詔＝ 言 ＋ 召zhàoanother 召 sibling — 詔 adds speech 言 for an imperial edict; same sound donor