召 Strokes Write it Listen 召 zhào imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon HSK 4 5 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from刀sounddāoknife; old coin; measure口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 刀 dāo hints at the sound.