邀 yāo
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 敫 ancient musical instrument
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
邀
yāo
to invite; to request
Character
Example phrases
- 校长亲自邀她回母校演讲，希望学生能从她的经历中看到更多可能。 Xiàozhǎng qīnzì yāo tā huí mǔxiào yǎnjiǎng, xīwàng xuéshēng néng cóng tā de jīnglì zhōng kàndào gèng duō kěnéng. The headteacher personally invited her back to her old school to speak, hoping students could see more possibilities through her experience.
- 朋友们邀我去家里吃晚饭。 Péngyoumen yāo wǒ qù jiā lǐ chī wǎnfàn. My friends invited me to their home for dinner.
- 学校诚邀那位教授来参加研讨会。 Xuéxiào chéngyāo nàwèi jiàoshòu lái cānjiā yántǎohuì. The school sincerely invited that professor to attend the seminar.
Related words
- 邀请 yāoqǐng to invite
- 特邀 tèyāo specially invited
- 应邀 yìngyāo at someone’s invitation; to accept an invitation
- 忠告 zhōnggào advice; sincere warning
- 提议 tíyì to propose; proposal; suggestion
- 指点 zhǐdiǎn to give advice; to point out; to guide
- 指教 zhǐjiào to give advice; to offer guidance
- 嘱咐 zhǔfù to exhort; to tell repeatedly; to enjoin
- 嘱托 zhǔtuō to entrust; to enjoin; an earnest request
- 谢绝 xièjué to politely decline; to refuse
- 委婉 wěiwǎn tactful; euphemistic
- 通告 tōnggào notice; announcement; to announce