传召

傳召
chuánzhào
verb #30,640

Meanings

  1. 1 to summon (formally, by an authority)
  2. 2 to send for someone
  3. 3 to issue a summons

Examples

Huángdì chuánzhào dàchén jìn gōng yìshì.
The emperor summoned his ministers into the palace to discuss state affairs.
Fǎtíng chuánzhào zhèngrén chūtíng zuòzhèng.
The court summoned the witness to testify.

Tips

usage
Formal register, used by an authority (emperor, court, government, head of an organization) calling someone to appear. Very common in historical drama ("皇上传召") and Hong Kong/Taiwan legal news. On the Mainland, the standard legal term is 传唤 (chuánhuàn, to subpoena); 传召 carries a more imperial/ceremonial flavor.
memory
(to pass / transmit / to summon) + (to call, summon) — both characters mean "summon," reinforcing each other. Same in 召集 (to convene) and 召见 (to grant an audience).

Stroke Order

chuán
zhào