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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Words containing 招

Word Meaning
bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction
bid inviting and bid offering; bidding; auction
to receive (guests, clients); to interact socially with
to show off; to act ostentatiously; to brag
to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
to bring to negotiated surrender
to bring to negotiated surrender
to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
to solicit business; to advertise
to solicit business; to advertise
trick; move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); scheme
to invite bids
move; method of use; trick for success
fiddler crab (genus Uca)
to invite disaster
to invite disaster
signature move
signature move
sticker; label
sticker; label
signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish
to hold an entrance exam; recruit by exam
recruiting coordinator
recruiting coordinator
job fair; recruitment meeting