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劭
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excel

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
Shào, shào
ショウ
つと.める
초, 소
Components
召 summon+ 力 power =
劭 excel
召 Phonetic component
zhào summon
imperial decree
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力 Meaning component
lì power
power, capability, influence
strength
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
劭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
劭 [Shào]
surname Shao
劭 [shào]
stimulate to effort
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
劭 あつむ
Atsumu given name
劭 しょう
Shou given name
劭 すすむ
Susumu given name
劭 たかし
Takashi given name
劭 つとむ
Tsutomu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (2)
年高德劭 [nián​gāo​dé​shào] #67,419
to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
柯劭忞 [Kē​Shào​mín]
Ke Shaomin (1850-1933), scholar, author of New History of the Yuan Dynasty 新元史[Xīn​Yuán​shǐ]