to beckon, to recruit, to attract

Animated Stroke Order 招

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Stroke Order Diagrams 招

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xiàng
zhāo
shǒu
biǎo
shì
huān
yíng

He waved to me to show welcome.

2
gōng
zhèng
zài
zhāo
pìn
xīn
yuán
gōng

The company is recruiting new employees.

3
men
qíng
zhāo
dài
le
lái
fǎng访
de
rén

We warmly entertained the visiting guests.

4
měi
tiān
jiàn
dào
lín
huì
zhāo

I greet my neighbor every day when I see them.

5
zài
diàn
dào
tóng
shì
men
xiāng
le
zhāo

When we met a colleague in the elevator, we greeted each other.

6
gāng
bān
lái
zhè
ge
shè
zhèng
zài
zhōu
wéi
de
mín
zhāo
rèn
shí
xīn
péng
yǒu

He just moved into this community and is trying to greet the residents around to make new friends.

7
men
xué
xiào
zuì
jìn
zhāo
pìn
le
wèi
lǎo
shī

Our school recently hired several teachers.

8
zhè
jiā
tōng
guò
xiàn线
shàng
píng
tái
zhāo
pìn
shù
rén
cái
yǐn
le
zhòng
duō
qiú
zhí
zhě

This company recruits technical talent through online platforms, attracting many job seekers.

9
zhāo
dài
péng
yǒu
lái
jiā

I entertain friends at home.

10
qíng
zhāo
dài
le
rén

Mom warmly entertained the guests.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#848
Zhuyinㄓㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+62DB
CangjieQRSHR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality