"招" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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招
Trad. 招
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 扌刀口
扌 + 召
Prononciation
Mandarin zhāo
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhao1
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QSHR
手尸竹口
Sijiao 5706.2
Wubi RVKG
CNS 11643 1-4D5D
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+62DB
GB2312 D5D0
BIG5 A9DB
招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess
Results beginning with 招
招聘 zhāo pìn to invite applications for a job / to recruit
招生 zhāo shēng to enroll new students / to get students
招商 zhāo shāng to seek investment or funding / investment promotion
招标 zhāo biāo to invite bids
招呼 zhāo hu to call out to / to greet / to say hello to / to inform / to take care of / to take care that one does not
招收 zhāo shōu to hire / to recruit
招募 zhāo mù to recruit / to enlist
招租 zhāo zū (of a house or room) to be for rent
招牌 zhāo pai signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business
招式 zhāo shì (martial arts) formalized move
招待 zhāo dài to hold a reception / to offer hospitality / to entertain (guests) / to serve (customers)
招数 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
招手 zhāo shǒu to wave / to beckon
招来 zhāo lái to attract / to incur
招考 zhāo kǎo to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)
招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb)
招人 zhāo rén to be infectious / to recruit
招架 zhāo jià to resist / to ward off / to hold one's own
招致 zhāo zhì to recruit (followers) / to scout for (talent etc) / to incur / to lead to
招揽 zhāo lǎn to attract (customers) / to drum up (trade)
招贴 zhāo tiē poster / placard / bill
招工 zhāo gōng to recruit employees
招股 zhāo gǔ share offer
招摇 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off
招亲 zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice
招展 zhāo zhǎn to flutter / to sway
招录 zhāo lù to recruit
招徕 zhāo lái to canvass (for customers) / to solicit / to recruit
招集 zhāo jí to call on (people) to gather / to convene
招供 zhāo gòng to confess
招安 zhāo ān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
招领 zhāo lǐng to advertise for the owner of lost property
招法 zhāo fǎ move (in chess or martial arts)
招兵 zhāo bīng to recruit soldiers
招引 zhāo yǐn to attract
招认 zhāo rèn to confess
招风 zhāo fēng to catch the wind / (fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence
招抚 zhāo fǔ to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty / to bring to negotiated surrender
招嫖 zhāo piáo (of a sex worker) to solicit customers
招财 zhāo cái lit. inviting wealth / We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶|招财进宝[zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3])
招打 zhāo dǎ to ask for a beating
招唤 zhāo huàn to call / to summon
招魂 zhāo hún to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill / (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc)
招妓 zhāo jì to hire a prostitute
招接 zhāo jiē to receive (guests, clients) / to interact socially with
招幕 zhāo mù enlist / recruit
招请 zhāo qǐng to recruit / to take on (an employee)
招降 zhāo xiáng to ask for sb's surrender
招诱 zhāo yòu to invite / to recruit / to attract / to entice
招怨 zhāo yuàn to arouse animosity
招远 Zhāo yuǎn Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yan1 tai2], Shandong
招赘 zhāo zhuì to have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage
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招聘会 zhāo pìn huì recruitment meeting / job fair
招投标 zhāo tóu biāo bid inviting and bid offering / bidding / auction
招待所 zhāo dài suǒ guesthouse / hostel
招待会 zhāo dài huì a reception / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
招待费  hospitality expenses
招贴画 zhāo tiē huà picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
招财猫 zhāo cái māo maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune
招标书 zhāo biāo shū request for proposal
招股书 zhāo gǔ shū prospectus (setting out a share offer)
招待员 zhāo dài yuán service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc
招呼站 zhāo hu zhàn request bus stop
招募人  recruiter
招潮蟹 zhāo cháo xiè fiddler crab (genus Uca)
招风耳 zhāo fēng ěr jug ears
招魂幡 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits
招魂旛 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits
招牌纸 zhāo pái zhǐ label / sticker
招聘者 zhāo pìn zhě prospective employer / job advertiser / recruiter
招远市 Zhāo yuǎn shì Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台[Yan1 tai2], Shandong
招商引资 zhāo shāng yǐn zī investment promotion
招兵买马 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom) / fig. to raise an army / to recruit new staff
招摇过市 zhāo yáo guò shì to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
招摇撞骗 zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn (idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
招风揽火 zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
招风惹草 zhāo fēng rě cǎo to stir up trouble (idiom) / to sow discord
招风惹雨 zhāo fēng rě yǔ see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
招贤纳士 zhāo xián nà shì invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom) / to recruit talent
招灾惹祸 zhāo zāi rě huò to invite disaster
招财进宝 zhāo cái jìn bǎo ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year) / We wish you wealth and success!
招风揽火 zhāo fēng - lǎn huǒ see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]
招风惹草 zhāo fēng - rě cǎo (idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
招风惹雨 zhāo fēng - rě yǔ see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]
招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng - yǐn dié lit. (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies (idiom) / fig. to flirt
招蜂引蝶 zhāo fēng yǐn dié (of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies / (fig.) to attract the opposite sex / to flirt
招揽生意 zhāo lǎn shēng yi to advertise / to solicit business
招募活动 zhāo mù huó dòng enrolment campaign
招牌动作 zhāo pái dòng zuò signature move
招聘机构 zhāo pìn jī gòu recruiting agency
招人喜欢 zhāo rén xǐ huan charming / attractive / delightful
招降纳叛 zhāo xiáng nà pàn to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom) / to gather together a gang of villains
招摇过市 zhāo yáo - guò shì (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
招股说明书 zhāo gǔ shuō míng shū prospectus
招聘协调人 zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén recruiting coordinator
Approximate Results for 招
绝招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow
高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas
出招 chū zhāo to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
支招 zhī zhāo to give advice / to make a suggestion / to help out
过招 guò zhāo to fight / to exchange blows
中招 zhòng zhāo (martial arts) to get hit / to get taken down / (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus) / (fig.) to fall for sb's trap / to be taken in
中招 zhōng zhāo senior high school enrollment
妙招 miào zhāo smart move / clever way of doing sth
花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish
连招 lián zhāo (gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves / combo
社招 shè zhāo social recruiting (abbr. for 社會招聘|社会招聘[she4 hui4 zhao1 pin4])
校招 xiào zhāo campus recruiting (abbr. for 校園招聘|校园招聘[xiao4 yuan2 zhao1 pin4])
邪招 xié zhāo clever move from out of left field
阴招 yīn zhāo dirty trick
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打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice
耍花招 shuǎ huā zhāo to play tricks on sb
假招子 jiǎ zhāo zi to put on airs / to adopt a false attitude
玩花招 wán huā zhāo to play tricks
花枝招展 huā zhī zhāo zhǎn lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom) / fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress
目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) / flirtatious / making eyes at sb
屈打成招 qū dǎ chéng zhāo to obtain confessions under torture
树大招风 shù dà zhāo fēng lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
迎风招展 yíng fēng zhāo zhǎn to flutter in the wind (idiom)
病人招募  patient enrollment / volunteer enrollment
从实招来 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts
点头招呼 diǎn tóu zhāo hū beckon
见招拆招 jiān zhāo chāi zhāo to counter every move / to be full of tricks
见招拆招 jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo to counter every move / to be full of tricks
失物招领 shī wù zhāo lǐng lost-and-found
唐招提寺 Táng zhāo tí sì Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚|鉴真和尚 / and his last resting place
统一招生 tǒng yī zhāo shēng national unified entrance exam
玩儿花招 wán r huā zhāo to play tricks
扬幡招魂 yáng fān - zhāo hún lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom) / fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead
延聘招揽 yán pìn zhāo lǎn to enlist the services of sb
记者招待会 jì zhě zhāo dài huì press conference
电话招待员  Telephone Receptionist
夜招待酒会 yè zhāo dài jiǔ huì evening cocktail reception
联合国招待所  United Nations guest house
首次公开招股 shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ initial public offering (IPO)
一轮许可招标 yī lún xǔ kě zhāo biāo licensing round
满招损，谦受益 mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit / pride comes before a fall
打上招致轻蔑的烙印  stigmatization
海员招聘和安置公约  Convention concerning the Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers
国际青年招待所联合会  International Youth Hostel Federation
馈赠和招待准则与程序  guidelines and procedures on offers of gifts and hospitality
世界感恩日－国际儿童招贴画展  World Gratitude Day - International Children's Poster Exhibit
普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3]
移民工人的招募、安置和劳动条件公约  Convention concerning the Recruitment, Placing and Conditions of Labour of Migrants for Employment
防止招募未达法定年龄儿童入伍委员会  Committee for the Prevention of Military Recruitment of Underage Children
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