邵 (shào) — (surname) a Chinese surname

Definition

noun
(surname) a Chinese surname
Easily confused

Examples

  • 邵。
    Wǒ xìng shào.
    My surname is Shao.
  • 邵。
    shào Xiān sheng shì wǒ men de xīn lǎo bǎn.
    Mr. Shao is our new boss.
  • 邵。
    shào Nǚ shì lái zì shàng hǎi.
    Ms. Shao is from Shanghai.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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
阝Written in full as邑yì
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào邵Shào
Same sound today

邵 pairs 召, which gives the sound, with 阝, written in full as 邑, and this shape is used for the surname 邵.

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