Chinese word dictionary

召唤

zhào huàn · to summon; to beckon; to call

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Word information

Simplified召唤

Traditional召喚

Pinyinzhào huàn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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召zhào

imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon

唤huàn

to call

How to learn 召唤

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to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together

号召hàozhào

to call; to appeal

呼唤hūhuàn

to call out (a name etc); to shout

唤起huànqǐ

to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc)

唤醒huànxǐng

to wake sb; to rouse

使唤shǐhuan

to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc); Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]