昭

bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly

昭 = 召 + 日 : The sun (日) reads her manifest (昭) over intercom (召) in front of the aorta (ao1) and James II of England (zh) is listening. He thinks that her writing is very clear and bright (昭).

昭 character breakdown

昭
- 召
  - 刀
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
  - 口
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

召

shào = sh + ao4

surname Shao / name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province

召

zhào = zh + ao4

to call together / to summon / to convene / temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

召 = 刀 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: an intercom to call everyone together. James II of England (zh) prepares a few mandarins (口) for everyone in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) by cutting them with a cleaver (刀). As he is finished he calls all the blood platelets together (召) over the intercom (召) to come over and fetch a piece.

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Characters with 昭 as component

照

zhào = zh + ao4

according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before

照 = 昭 + 灬 : James II of England (zh) is taking photos in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) of his grill (灬) which he wants to sell over the internet. The flash (照) of his camera flashes very bright and clear (昭).

照

炤

zhào = zh + ao4

variant of 照[zhao4] / to shine / to illuminate