zhāo

to beckon; to recruit; trick

HSK 4 #941

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 941st character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 988

Definitions

招 zhāo
  1. 1. to beckon
  2. 2. to recruit
  3. 3. trick
  4. 4. a move (chess)
  5. 5. a maneuver
  6. 6. to incur
  7. 7. to provoke
  8. 8. to confess
  9. 9. device
  10. 10. to infect
  11. 11. contagious

Stroke order

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招 stroke order animation

Words containing 招

Word Meaning
to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
to recruit; to invite applications for a job
to receive (guests); to entertain; reception
to recruit; to hire
to invite bids
to greet; to say hello to; to call out to
to confess
to recruit; to enlist
reception
shop sign; signboard; reputation of a business
trick; maneuver; flourish
to play tricks on sb
to provoke; to tease
trick; move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); scheme
to wave; to beckon
to show off; to act ostentatiously; to brag
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
unique skill; masterstroke
to advertise for the owner of lost property
to attract; to incur
to incur; to lead to; to recruit (followers)
to confess
to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own
to enroll new students; to get students
wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas
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