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招 (zhāo): To beckon — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

招

扌shǒu · hand

召zhào · summon

招=

4.

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5.

How to Use 招

Recruitment/Enrollment

Refers to recruiting or enrolling people.

招聘 • zhāo pìn • recruitment • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 招

招待 • zhāo dài • receive; entertain; serve

HSK 5

zhāo招

dài

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

xiàng向

wǒ我

zhāo招

shǒu手

biǎo表

shì

Information

Pinyinzhāo

Meaningto beckon, to recruit, to attract

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional招

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#848

Zhuyinㄓㄠ

UnicodeU+62DB

CangjieQRSHR

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扌shǒu · hand

+召zhào · summon

zhāo招

pìn聘

recruitment

招收 • zhāo shōu • recruit; take in • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhāo招

shōu收

recruit; take in

招生 • zhāo shēng • to enroll new students • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhāo招

shēng生

to enroll new students

Beckoning/Greeting

Refers to gestures or actions to attract attention or greet.

招手 • zhāo shǒu • to wave • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhāo招

shǒu手

to wave

打招呼 • dǎ zhāo hu • greet somebody • HSK 4

HSK 4

dǎ打

zhāo招

hu呼

greet somebody

待

receive; entertain; serve

招标 • zhāo biāo • invite bids

HSK 6

zhāo招

biāo标

invite bids

招募 • zhāo mù • Recruit / Enlist

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāo招

mù募

Recruit / Enlist

招商 • zhāo shāng • attract investment

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāo招

shāng商

attract investment

招揽 • zhāo lǎn • Attract / Solicit

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāo招

lǎn揽

Attract / Solicit

招数 • zhāo shù • Trick / Skill

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāo招

shù数

Trick / Skill

示

huān欢

yíng迎

。

He waved to me to show welcome.

Gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

zhāo招

xīn新

yuáng员

ōng工

。

The company is recruiting new employees.

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

zhāo招

pìn聘

xīn新

yuán员

gōng工

。

The company is recruiting new employees.

gōng公

sī司

yào要

zhāo招

biāo标

le了

。

The company is going to bid.

zhè这

zhēn真

shì是

gè个

gāo高

zhāo招

。

This is really a clever move.

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诏zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
找zhǎoto find; to look for
照zhàotake (a photo)
昭zhāobright; clear; manifest
赵zhàoA surname; a state in ancient China
兆zhàoomen, sign, portent

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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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