招

zhāo

beckon, summon; recruit, levy

How to write 招, stroke by stroke

to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess

Ideographic: A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 扌 + 召

招呼zhāo huto call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
招募zhāo mùto recruit; to enlist
招牌zhāo paisignboard; shop sign; reputation of a business
招供zhāo gòngto confess
招惹zhāo rěto court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb)
花招huā zhāotrick; maneuver; razzle-dazzle; (martial arts) fancy move; flourish
招来zhāo láito attract; to incur
耍花招shuǎ huā zhāoto play tricks on sb
招待会zhāo dài huìa reception
招式zhāo shì(martial arts) formalized move

对你的朋友打个招呼。
duì nǐ de péng yǒu dǎ gè zhāo hū 。
Say hello to your friends.
这种饮料是免费招待的。
zhè zhǒng yǐn liào shì miǎn fèi zhāo dài de 。
This drink is on the house.
让我们点龙虾！听说是这里的招牌菜。
ràng wǒ men diǎn lóng xiā ！ tīng shuō shì zhè lǐ de zhāo pái cài 。
Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.
那个向你招手的女孩是谁？
nà ge xiàng nǐ zhāo shǒu de nǚ hái shì shuí ？
Who is that girl waving to you?
失物招领处在哪儿？
shī wù zhāo lǐng chù zài nǎ ér ？
Where is the lost and found?