shào

to continue

surname Shao; to carry on

Silk thread (纟) + sound (召) = carry on, continue

The silk radical (纟) hints at things being woven or linked together — an apt root for continuing and connecting. 召 contributes the sound shào and is not part of the meaning.

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Silk threadSemantic

他姓,是班里唯一一个这个姓的人。

tā xìng shào, shì bān lǐ wéi yī yī gè zhè ge xìng de rén。

his surname is shao; he is the only person in the class with that surname.

他立志继父亲留下来的事业。

tā lì zhì shào jì fù qīn liú xia lái de shì yè。

he resolved to carry on the work his father left behind.

Words with 绍

陈绍

chén shào

aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3])

马绍尔群岛

mǎ shào ěr qún dǎo

Marshall Islands

介绍

jiè shào

to introduce (sb to sb)

介绍信

jiè shào xìn

letter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference

克绍箕裘

kè shào jī qiú

to follow in one's father's footsteps

唐绍仪

táng shào yí

Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat

自我介绍

zì wǒ jiè shào

self-introduction

婚姻介绍所

hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ

marriage agency

几内亚比绍

jǐ nèi yà bǐ shào

Guinea-Bissau

比绍

bǐ shào

Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau

简短介绍

jiǎn duǎn jiè shào

brief introduction

简要介绍

jiǎn yào jiè shào

brief introduction

More characters with 纟

绿