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
招手
zhāoshǒu
to wave
Characters in this word
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他向我招手。 Tā xiàng wǒ zhāoshǒu. He waves to me.
- 妈妈在招手。 Māma zài zhāoshǒu. Mom is waving.
- 我对她招手。 Wǒ duì tā zhāoshǒu. I wave to her.