How to write 绍 (shào, “to continue”)
绍 (shào), an HSK 2 character, means “to continue” and “to carry on”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 紹, 11 strokes instead of 8. It is part of the HSK word 介绍 (“to introduce”), and of 自我介绍 (“self-introduction”) and 介绍信 (“letter of introduction”). Japanese keeps the traditional 紹, read shou (“introduce”).
- Pinyin
- shào
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 纟 (“silk thread”)
- Traditional
- 紹
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
As a left-right character it splits into 纟 (“silk thread”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 召 (“to call together”), strokes 4–8, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
- topdown and left → rightwards
- bottom leftrightwards
- toprightwards → downwards
- topdown and left
- centerdownwards
- centerrightwards → down and left
- bottomrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 绍 · 8 strokes
- Traditional
- 紹 · 11 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| shào fourth tone | to continue; to carry on | 紹 | 介绍 自我介绍 介绍信 简短介绍 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 7 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 绍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 介绍 介紹 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation HSK 2 |
| 自我介绍 自我介紹 | zìwǒjièshào | self-introduction; to introduce oneself |
| 介绍信 介紹信 | jièshàoxìn | letter of introduction; recommendation letter |
| 简短介绍 簡短介紹 | jiǎnduǎnjièshào | brief introduction |
| 简要介绍 簡要介紹 | jiǎnyàojièshào | brief introduction |
| 陈绍 陳紹 | chénshào | aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陈年绍兴酒 (chénniánShàoxīngjiǔ)) |
| 克绍箕裘 克紹箕裘 | kèshàojīqiú | to follow in one's father's footsteps |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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