召开 Traditional form: 召開 Pinyin (reading): zhàokāi Definitions: to convene (a conference or meeting) to convoke to call together Characters: 召 - imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin Traditional characters: 召 - imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin