This is the 400th most frequent Chinese word.
叫
"叫" means "to be called," "to call," or "to shout."
'叫' is used here to denote someone's name, equivalent to 'to be called'.
我叫李华。
My name is Li Hua.
'叫' is used here to indicate the act of calling or hailing a taxi.
他叫了一辆出租车。
He hailed a taxi.
'叫' is used here to express being called or beckoned to do something.