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All over the world, 紹 (소 , Schau , Shào ) is a rare principally male, but scarcely female given name. The given name 紹 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly South Korea, where it is a rare boy's name. Much more frequently, 紹 is the last name as well as the forename.
紹 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .