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招 - zhāo

beckon, summon; recruit, levy

beckon, summon; recruit, levy

How to read 招

Click 招 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhāo
Englishbeckon, summon; recruit, levy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

招人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 招来. Please read 招供 one more time.

Common words with this character

to recruit; to hire people
to attract; to incur
to confess
to recruit soldiers

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 招 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 招人 and 招来 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 招.