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招

zhāo

to recruit, to attract

A person at a table with an empty chair waves over a passerby
Memory picture

Character

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
More about the character 招

Example phrases

  • 公司今年计划招二十名工程师,重点负责新能源项目。 Gōngsī jīnnián jìhuà zhāo èrshí míng gōngchéngshī, zhòngdiǎn fùzé xīn néngyuán xiàngmù. The company plans to recruit twenty engineers this year, mainly to handle new energy projects.
  • 这家餐厅正在招服务员。 Zhè jiā cāntīng zhèngzài zhāo fúwùyuán. This restaurant is hiring waiters.
  • 花香招来了很多蝴蝶。 Huāxiāng zhāo lái le hěn duō húdié. The fragrance of the flowers attracted many butterflies.

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