招 zhāo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 召 imperial decree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
招呼
zhāohu
to greet
Characters in this word
呼 hū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他跟我打招呼。 Tā gēn wǒ dǎ zhāohu. He greets me.
- 快去打招呼。 Kuài qù dǎ zhāohu. Go say hello quickly.
- 她笑着招呼我。 Tā xiào zhe zhāohu wǒ. She smiles and greets me.
Related words
- 招生 zhāoshēng to enroll students
- 招手 zhāoshǒu to wave
- 呼吸 hūxī to breathe
- 问候 wènhòu to greet
- 遇 yù to meet by chance
- 祝福 zhùfú blessing; to wish well
- 遇到 yùdào to meet; to run into
- 看望 kànwàng to visit
- 遇见 yùjiàn to meet; to run into
- 光临 guānglín to visit
- 女士 nǚshì lady; madam
- 上门 shàngmén to visit someone at home