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
招数
zhāoshù
move; trick; tactic
Characters in this word
数 shǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 娄 a constellation 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他又使出老招数，用打折吸引顾客。 Tā yòu shǐchū lǎo zhāoshù, yòng dǎzhé xīyǐn gùkè. He used his old trick again, attracting customers with discounts.
- 面对调皮的孩子，老师换了好几个招数。 Miànduì tiáopí de háizi, lǎoshī huànle hǎo jǐ gè zhāoshù. Facing the naughty children, the teacher tried several different tactics.
- 商家常用的促销招数之一是买一送一。 Shāngjiā chángyòng de cùxiāo zhāoshù zhī yī shì mǎi yī sòng yī. One of the promotion tactics merchants often use is buy one, get one free.
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
- 大多数 dàduōshù the majority; most