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招

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Decomposition:

Once :

招 => 扌, 召

Radical :

招 => 扌 (hand), 刀 (knife), 口 (mouth)

Graphical :

招 => 亅, 二, ㇆, 丿, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

zhao1 - to recruit/to provoke/to beckon/to incur/to infect/contagious/a move (chess)/a maneuver/device/trick/to confess

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 招 (zhao1): The component 召 is pronounced as 'zhao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
Pronunciation clue for 招 (zhao1): The component 刀 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

招

招呼

招聘

招财 (招財)

Medium Frequency

打招呼

招人

招来 (招來)

招兵买马 (招兵買馬)

招募

招商

招展

招式

招待

招惹

招手

招摇 (招搖)

招数 (招數)

招架

招标 (招標)

招牌

招生

招聘会 (招聘會)

支招

绝招 (絕招)

高招

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.