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
招揽
zhāolǎn
to solicit; to attract; to canvass
Characters in this word
揽 lǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 览 to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 平台用高额补贴招揽司机，却没有同步完善劳动保障机制。 Píngtái yòng gāo'é bǔtiē zhāolǎn sījī, què méiyǒu tóngbù wánshàn láodòng bǎozhàng jīzhì. The platform used large subsidies to attract drivers, but did not improve labour-protection mechanisms at the same time.
- 店主站在门口大声招揽着来来往往的顾客。 Diànzhǔ zhàn zài ménkǒu dàshēng zhāolǎn zhe láiláiwǎngwǎng de gùkè. The shop owner stood at the door loudly calling out to the customers passing back and forth.
- 商店为了招揽顾客，周末推出很多打折活动。 Shāngdiàn wèile zhāolǎn gùkè, zhōumò tuīchū hěn duō dǎzhé huódòng. To attract customers, the store launched many discount promotions over the weekend.
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
- 招收 zhāoshōu to hire, to recruit
- 招标 zhāobiāo to invite bids; to put out to tender
- 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
- 揽 lǎn to take on; to gather into one's arms; to monopolise