How is 招 pronounced?

招 is pronounced “zhāo” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 招?

招 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 招?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 招 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6v,q,n

招

zhāo

招 (zhāo) means “to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writingUnlock HSK 6 required

Example

公司正在招新员工。

Gōngsī zhèngzài zhāo xīn yuángōng.

The company is recruiting new employees.

Words containing 招

打招呼dǎ zhāo huto greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice 招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit 招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)招标zhāo biāoto invite bids 招收zhāo shōuto hire; to recruit 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 招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students; to get students 招手zhāo shǒuto wave; to beckon

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Frequently asked questions

What does 招 mean?: 招 (zhāo) means “to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 招 pronounced?: 招 is pronounced “zhāo” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 招?: 招 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 招?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 招 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18