号召力 (hào zhào lì) — charisma (as mobilizing power); ability to inspire collective action; popular appeal that drives mass participation

Definition

Noun for the personal magnetism or authority that makes people willingly follow — a leader's or brand's ability to rally others to act. Closely tied to influence (影响力) but emphasizes the power to mobilize collective action, not just shape opinions.

noun
charisma (as mobilizing power)ability to inspire collective actionpopular appeal that drives mass participation

Examples

  • 号召力，。
    Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo de hào zhào lì fēi cháng qiáng, yì hū bǎi yìng.
    This leader's mobilizing power is very strong — every call gets hundreds of responses.
  • 号召力。
    Gōng sī yī kào pǐn pái de hào zhào lì xī yǐn le dà liàng xiāo fèi zhě.
    The company relied on its brand's appeal to attract a large number of consumers.
  • ，号召力。
    Zhè ge gōng yì huó dòng zhī suǒ yǐ chéng gōng, quán kào fā qǐ rén de hào zhào lì.
    The reason this public-interest event succeeded was entirely due to its initiator's ability to rally support.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

号召to call out
号hàocall召zhàosummon
联合Side by side
力lìpower

号召, the act of calling people together, plus 力 gives the power to rally supporters.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 口口kǒumouth
  • 丂丂kǎoexhaled air; a tiger's cry

The shape 号 comes from 口, a mouth, and 丂, exhaled air or a tiger's cry.

Open 号 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo召zhào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The shape of 召 pairs 口 (mouth), for calling out, with 刀 (knife), which supplies the sound; it originally meant to call out or serve wine.

Open 召 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →

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