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Character Decomposition
招=扌+召
Etymology
A call 召 to arms 扌; 召 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to recruit
to provoke
to beckon
to incur
to infect
contagious
a move (chess)
a maneuver
device
trick
to confess
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Words with 招 312 total
Idioms with 招 49 total
to confess without being pressed · to make a confession without duress不打自招bù dǎ zì zhāolit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom) · fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)花枝招展huā zhī zhāo zhǎn(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit · pride comes before a fall满招损，谦受益mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yìthe eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious · making eyes at sb目挑心招mù tiǎo xīn zhāoto obtain confessions under torture屈打成招qū dǎ chéng zhāo