HSK 4

(zhāo): beckon, summon, recruit

zhāo

beckon, summon, recruit

Pinyin

zhāo

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

beckon, summon, recruit

How to Write (zhāo)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

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

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

hand
imperial decree

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

招待

zhāodài

招收

zhāoshōu

招标

zhāobiāo

招聘

zhāopìn

打招呼

dǎzhāohu

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