招
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zhāo · to summon

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #1522
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 招

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zhāoWords pronounced zhāo
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Example sentences

Notice where 招 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zài jiē shàng kàn dào wǒ yě bù gēn wǒ dǎ zhāo hū.她在街上看到我也不跟我打招呼。

She ignored me even when she met me on the street.

Source: Tatoeba #401685 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén zuó wǎn shè yàn zhāo dài le wǒ mén.他們昨晚設宴招待了我們。

They entertained us at dinner last night.

Source: Tatoeba #510710 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shàng fēi jī qián, gěi wǒ zhāo le zhāo shǒu.她上飞机前,给我招了招手。

She waved at me before she got on board the plane.

Source: Tatoeba #333427 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà xué bèi zhāo shōu le sān gè zhōng guó xué shēng.大学被招收了三个中国学生。

Three Chinese students were admitted to the college.

Source: Tatoeba #8934247 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men diǎn lóng xiā! tīng shuō shì zhè lǐ de zhāo pái cài.让我们点龙虾!听说是这里的招牌菜。

Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.

Source: Tatoeba #3935190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù guǎn wǒ yòng shén me zhāo shù, érzi jiù shì bù kěn chī qīng cài.不管我用什么招数,儿子就是不肯吃青菜。

I can never make my son to eat any vegetables.

Source: Tatoeba #1941951 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 招 in context

  1. Say zhāo, then recall the core meaning: to summon.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打招呼 (dǎ zhāo hu), meaning “to greet sb by word or action”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 招 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.