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招zhāo

to recruit, take on. 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 4.

Pinyin zhāoStrokes 8Radical 扌Band HSK 4Words 5

How to write 招

Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 召.

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Stroke order chart for 招 — 8 strokes, radical 扌

Write 招 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 招 · the stroke-order rules

What 招 is made of

扌 (shǒu, hand) and 召 (zhào, imperial decree).

A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation.

Words that use 招

招(zhāo) to recruit, take on
指公开征求人员

门口贴出招人的告示。A notice about taking on staff was posted at the door.

Lesson 688, 医生义诊 · 风云际会与鼎盛宏猷 · Historical Moments & Prosperous Enterprises

招(zhāo)呼(hu) to greet, to say hello to
见面时热情地问候对方

学者热忱地跟乡亲打招呼。The scholar warmly stopped to greet the villagers.

Lesson 374, 励精图治与远途安民 · 经纶济世与战阵长策 · Civic Governance, Wartime Resilience & Social Harmony

招(zhāo)生(shēng) to enroll students, admissions
指学校招收新学生的工作

大学招生宣讲会上,优秀学子向新生微笑着招手。The university held an admissions briefing session.

Lesson 524, 求真笃实 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth

招(zhāo)手(shǒu) to wave (one's hand)
指举手摆动向人打招呼

优秀学子向新生微笑着招手。Outstanding students smiled and waved at the freshmen.

Lesson 524, 求真笃实 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth

招(zhāo)聘(pìn) to recruit, advertise a job
指公开招收工作人员

小镇的工厂发布了招聘启事。The factory put out a recruitment notice.

Lesson 686, 小镇织布 · 风云际会与鼎盛宏猷 · Historical Moments & Prosperous Enterprises

More characters with the radical 扌

All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.

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