招

招	U+62DB, 招 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62DB

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

招 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手尸竹口 (QSHR), four-corner 5706₂, composition ⿰扌召)

Derived characters

𠶅, 𪶎, 𪸳, 𮀢, 萔, 𢜌, 𭾃

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 427, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11968
Dae Jaweon: page 775, character 5
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1860, character 7
Unihan data for U+62DB

Chinese

simp. and trad.		招

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 招
Warring States
Qin slip script

Characters in the same phonetic series (刀) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
刀	*taːw
忉	*taːw
魛	*taːw
舠	*taːw
朷	taːw, moːɡ
叨	tuːw, l̥ʰaːw
倒	taːwʔ, taːws
到	*taːws
菿	taːws, rtaːwɢ
鞀	*deːw
鳭	rteːw, teːw
灱	*hreːw
菬	sdew, tjewʔ
超	*tʰew
怊	tʰew, tʰjew
欩	*tʰew
召	dews, djews
昭	*tjew
招	*tjew
鉊	*tjew
沼	*tjewʔ
照	*tjews
詔	*tjews
炤	*tjews
弨	tʰjew, tʰjewʔ
眧	*tʰjewʔ
韶	*djew
佋	djew, djewʔ
軺	djew, lew
玿	*djew
柖	*djew
紹	*djewʔ
袑	*djewʔ
綤	*djewʔ
邵	*djews
劭	*djews
卲	*djews
刁	*teːw
芀	teːw, deːw
貂	*teːw
蛁	*teːw
迢	*deːw
苕	*deːw
髫	*deːw
岧	*deːw

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjew) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 召 (OC *dews, *djews) – to beckon with the hand.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāo (zhao¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chêu
Jin (Wiktionary): zau¹
Eastern Min (BUC): ciĕu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiau / chio

(Teochew, Peng'im): zio¹ / ziê¹ / ziao¹ / ziou¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tsau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhao
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹
  - Yale: jāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jau
  - Palladius: чжао (čžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (招兒／招儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhāor
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaor
  - Wade–Giles: chao¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: jāur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaul
  - Palladius: чжаор (čžaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

Note:

zhāor - “move, step; trick, device; poster, signboard”.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: ziu¹
  - Yale: jīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chêu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zeu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zeu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡seu̯²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: zau¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sau¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciĕu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sieu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiau
  - Tâi-lô: tsiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaw
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio
  - Tâi-lô: tsio
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cioy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sio⁴⁴/

Note:

chiau - literary;
chio - vernacular.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: zio¹ / ziê¹ / ziao¹ / ziou¹
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsio / tsie / tsiau / tsiou
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sio³³/, /t͡sie³³/, /t͡siau³³/, /t͡siou³³/

Note:

zio1/ziê1 - vernacular (ziê1 - Chaozhou);
ziao1/ziou1 - literary (ziou1 - Chaozhou).

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tsau
  - MiniDict: tsau^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tsau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sɔ⁵³/

Middle Chinese: tsyew

Rime
Character	招
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	止遙切
Baxter	tsyew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiᴇu/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiɛu/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjæu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ciaw/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiɛu/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭɛu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ziu¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*tjew/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	招
Reading #	1/1
No.	2128
Phonetic component	刀
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	昭
Old Chinese	/*tjew/

Definitions

招

to beckon; to gesture
to recruit; to enlist; to enroll
to incite; to incur; to court
to cause; to provoke
to tease; to flirt with
to confess
(dialectal) to infect; to be contagious; to be infectious
(alt. form 著／着) Classifier for moves or blows (especially in martial arts).
(alt. form 著／着) move; step (in chess or Go)
(alt. form 著／着) (figuratively) trick; device
^† target
^† poster; signboard
a surname

Synonyms

(to beckon):

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招手 (zhāoshǒu)
揮手／挥手 (huīshǒu)
搰手 (wat⁶ sau²) (Cantonese)
擛手 (Hokkien)
擺手／摆手 (bǎishǒu)
𣚕手 (jaap³ sau²) (Cantonese)

(to recruit):

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徵聘／征聘 (zhēngpìn)
招募 (zhāomù)
招工 (zhāogōng) (to recruit workers)
招收 (zhāoshōu)
招納／招纳 (zhāonà)
招考 (zhāokǎo) (to admit by examination)
招聘 (zhāopìn) (to advertise a position)

(to provoke):

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喚起／唤起 (huànqǐ)
導發／导发 (dǎofā)
引發／引发 (yǐnfā)
引起 (yǐnqǐ)
招惹 (zhāorě)
挑動／挑动 (tiǎodòng)
掀動／掀动 (xiāndòng)
滋生 (zīshēng)
觸發／触发 (chùfā)

(to tease):

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嘀厾 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
引逗 (yǐndòu)
打趣 (dǎqù)
打逗 (dǎdòu)
招惹 (zhāorě)
挑逗 (tiǎodòu)
撩撥／撩拨 (liáobō)
逗弄
逗引 (dòuyǐn)
逗趣 (dòuqù)

(to confess):

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交代 (jiāodài)
供認／供认 (gòngrèn) (one's crimes)
坦白 (tǎnbái)
承認／承认 (chéngrèn)
招供 (zhāogòng) (one's crimes)
招認／招认 (zhāorèn) (one's crimes)
自供 (zìgòng)
自白 (zìbái)

(trick):

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圖謀／图谋 (túmóu)
心機／心机 (xīnjī)
攻略 (gōnglüè)
機謀／机谋 (jīmóu) (formal)
機關／机关 (jīguān)
策略 (cèlüè)
計策／计策 (jìcè)
計謀／计谋 (jìmóu)
謀略／谋略 (móulüè)
鈐／钤 (qián) (literary, or in compounds)

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáo (qiao²)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²
  - Yale: chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyau
  - Palladius: цяо (cjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

招

^† to raise
^† Used in 招木.

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sháo (shao²)

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sháo
  - Wade–Giles: shao²
  - Yale: sháu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur
  - Palladius: шао (šao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵/

Definitions

招

^† Alternative form of 韶 (sháo, “ancient music at the time of Emperor Shun”)
^† Used in 招搖／招摇 (sháoyáo).

References

“Entry #3983”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

招

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

beckon

Readings

Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)
Kun: まねく (maneku, 招く, Jōyō)、まねき (maneki)

Compounds

招来(しょうらい) (shōrai)

Affix

Kanji in this term
招
しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

招(しょう) • (shō)

invitation; to invite

Korean

Hanja

招 • (cho, gyo) (hangeul 초, 교, revised cho, gyo, McCune–Reischauer ch'o, kyo, Yale cho, kyo)

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Vietnamese

Han character

招: Hán Nôm readings: chiêu, cheo, gieo, treo, chạo, chắp, chiu, giẹo, reo

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