The Chinese word **召回** (zhàohuí), meaning "to recall" (as in a product), is a verb-object compound formed by combining the character **召** (zhào), meaning "to summon" or "to call," with the character **回** (huí), meaning "to return" or "back." Together, the literal sense is "to call back," where the action of summoning (召) is directed toward the goal of causing something or someone to return (回), a logical and efficient formation that directly conveys the concept of retrieving something that was previously issued or sold.