招 (ziu1 | zhao1) : beckon; recruit; confess; attract; trick

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招

ziu1

zhao1

[1] [v] beckon; gesture; call upon
[2] [v] recruit; enlist; enrol
[3] [v] confess; admit; own up
[4] [v] attract; incur; provoke
[5] [n] trick; device; move
[6] [n] movement in martial art
[7] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

招

This word has been viewed 12669 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Feb 2014 13:19

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招呼 ziu1 fu1 zhao1 hu5 = to greet; to beckon; to call

絕招 zyut6 ziu1 jue2 zhao1 = ultimate attack; finishing move; unique skill; best plan of attack

招待員 ziu1 doi6 jyun4 zhao1 dai4 yuan2 = receptionist

招數 ziu1 sou3 zhao1 shu4 = strategic move; trick; physical movements

招牌 ziu1 paai4 zhao1 pai2 = sign, placard, label; trademark; tradename

招生 ziu1 saang1 zhao1 sheng1 = to enrol new students

招待 ziu1 doi6 zhao1 dai4 = to receive guests; to entertain; to host; reception

招待會 ziu1 doi6 wui6*2 zhao1 dai4 hui4 = conference; reception

招手 ziu1 sau2 zhao1 shou3 = to wave; to beckon

招收 ziu1 sau1 zhao1 shou1 = to hire; to recruit
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Showing all 3 examples containing 招

你唔好逼我出絕招！粵
Don't force me to use my ultimate attack on you!

佢竟然出噉嘅揦鮓招！粵
I never expected him to use such dirty tricks!

佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.

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Decimal representation of this word: 招
Unicode code for this character: U+62db (off-site link)

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