绍

紹

shào

召 + 纟

Definitions

shào (verb) to continue; to carry on

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紹.

Semantic: 纟 Phonetic: 召

About

The simplified character 绍 (shào) is a phonosemantic compound: the silk radical 纟 (mì) suggests the meaning, while 召 (zhào, 'to summon') indicates the sound. Its traditional form 紹 uses the full silk radical 糸 but is otherwise structurally identical. The silk component points to the original meanings of splicing threads together, continuing a family lineage, or tightly connecting separate ends. This concrete idea of linking later extended into social contexts, giving the character its common modern sense of formally introducing people.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我来介绍一下自己。

Wǒ lái jièshào yīxià zìjǐ.

I'll introduce myself.

他介绍了他的朋友。

Tā jièshào le tā de péngyou.

He introduced his friend.

请介绍这本书的内容。

Qǐng jièshào zhè běn shū de nèiróng.

Please introduce the content of this book.

绍兴是浙江省的一个城市。

Shàoxīng shì Zhèjiāng shěng de yīgè chéngshì.

Shaoxing is a city in Zhejiang Province.

他擅长介绍各种美食。

Tā shàncháng jièshào gèzhǒng měishí.

He is good at introducing various cuisines.

在会议上，他详细介绍了项目计划。

Zài huìyì shàng, tā xiángxì jièshào le xiàngmù jìhuà.

At the meeting, he introduced the project plan in detail.

绍剧是一种传统的地方戏曲。

Shàojù shì yī zhǒng chuántǒng de dìfāng xìqǔ.

Shaoxing opera is a traditional local opera.

通过他的介绍，我了解了中国的历史文化。

Tōngguò tā de jièshào, wǒ liǎojiě le Zhōngguó de lìshǐ wénhuà.

Through his introduction, I learned about Chinese history and culture.

Related Characters

Component: 召

Component: 纟

绍