招 (zhāo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to summon
- to recruit
- to levy
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
招 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 招 is 扌 — meaning hand. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 抱技扔掉拉指挂推排按播擦.
How the character is built
招 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation.
HSK 4 Words Containing 招
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
招 appears in 14 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 招 / 相关任务
Words containing 招 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 招 mean in Chinese?
招 (zhāo) means to summon; to recruit; to levy. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 招 have?
招 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 招?
The radical of 招 is 扌 (hand). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 抱, 技, 扔, 掉, 拉.
What is the pinyin for 招?
招 is pronounced zhāo.
What HSK 4 words use 招?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 招 appears in 2 words, including 打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu), 招聘 (zhāopìn). See the full list above.