邵

shào

召 + 阝

Definitions

shào surname Shao; place name

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 召

About

邵 is a phonosemantic compound: the right-side radical 阝 (a reduced form of 邑, meaning "city" or "town") indicates the meaning, while 召 on the left gives the sound. Originally, this character named an ancient state and place in what is now Henan province. After the state was conquered and dissolved, its former inhabitants adopted 邵 as their surname to mark their geographic origin. Today, it functions almost exclusively as a common Chinese surname, with its historical place-name meaning preserved only in etymology.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

邵先生很友好。

Shào xiānshēng hěn yǒuhǎo.

Mr. Shao is very friendly.

邵阳是个美丽的城市。

Shàoyáng shì gè měilì de chéngshì.

Shaoyang is a beautiful city.

我的朋友姓邵。

Wǒ de péngyou xìng Shào.

My friend's surname is Shao.

邵工程师工作了十年。

Shào gōngchéngshī gōngzuò le shí nián.

Engineer Shao has worked for ten years.

邵教授发表了很多论文。

Shào jiàoshòu fābiǎo le hěn duō lùnwén.

Professor Shao has published many papers.

邵公司的总部设在上海。

Shào gōngsī de zǒngbù shè zài Shànghǎi.

The headquarters of Shao Company is located in Shanghai.

邵医生建议我多锻炼身体。

Shào yīshēng jiànyì wǒ duō duànliàn shēntǐ.

Dr. Shao advised me to exercise more.

邵董事长在董事会上宣布了新的投资计划。

Shào dǒngshìzhǎng zài dōngshìhuì shàng xuānbù le xīn de tóuzī jìhuà.

Chairman Shao announced a new investment plan at the board meeting.

Related Characters

Component: 召

Component: 阝

邵