zhāo ㄓㄠ ziu1 HSK 6

  • to recruit
  • to provoke
  • to beckon
  • to incur
  • to infect
  • contagious
  • a move (chess)
  • a maneuver
  • device
  • trick
  • to confess

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 招 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 招聘服务员。 Waiter needed.
  • 她招呼我进来。 She beckoned me to come in.
  • 這是什麼招式? What's this move?
  • 汤姆打了个招呼。 Tom said hi.
  • 失物招领处在哪儿? Where is the lost and found?

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