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
招收
zhāoshōu
to hire, to recruit
Characters in this word
收 shōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医院计划招收一批年轻护士，缓解人手不足的问题。 Yīyuàn jìhuà zhāoshōu yì pī niánqīng hùshi, huǎnjiě rénshǒu bùzú de wèntí. The hospital plans to recruit a group of young nurses to ease the shortage of staff.
- 这所学校今年招收一百个新生。 Zhè suǒ xuéxiào jīnnián zhāoshōu yì bǎi gè xīnshēng. This school will admit one hundred new students this year.
- 舞蹈班现在招收五岁以上的孩子。 Wǔdǎobān xiànzài zhāoshōu wǔ suì yǐshàng de háizi. The dance class is now enrolling children aged five and above.
Related words
- 招呼 zhāohu to greet
- 招生 zhāoshēng to enroll students
- 招手 zhāoshǒu to wave
- 招 zhāo to recruit, to attract
- 招待 zhāodài to entertain
- 招标 zhāobiāo to invite bids; to put out to tender
- 招揽 zhāolǎn to solicit; to attract; to canvass
- 招募 zhāomù to recruit; to enlist
- 招牌 zhāopai signboard; shop sign; signature feature
- 招商 zhāoshāng to attract business or investment
- 招数 zhāoshù move; trick; tactic
- 收 shōu to receive; to put away