(yāo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

yāo to invite (as in 邀请) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 250 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 邀 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 邀

yāoqǐng to invite
他邀请了同事们参加聚会。
Tā yāoqǐng le tóngshìmen cānjiā jùhuì.
He invited his colleagues to the party.

Tasks Featuring 邀 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 邀请
yáng All Characters yào →

About the character 邀

(yāo) means to invite (as in 邀请). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".