Usage of the character 招

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

chūzhāo

出招

[出招]

to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)

zhāojí

招集

[招集]

to call on (people) to gather; to convene

zhāohu

招呼

[招呼]

to call out to
to greet
to say hello to
to inform
to take care of
to take care that one does not

zhāoyáo

招摇

[招搖]

to rock back and forth
(fig.) to act ostentatiously
to brag
to show off

zhāozhì

招致

[招致]

to recruit (followers)
to scout for (talent etc)
to incur
to lead to

zhāo'ān

招安

[招安]

to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

zhāoshǒu

招手

[招手]

to wave
to beckon

zhāohuàn

招唤

[招喚]

to call; to summon

zhāolái

招来

[招來]

to attract
to incur

zhāohún

招魂

[招魂]

to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill
(fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc)

zhāopiáo

招嫖

[招嫖]

(of a sex worker) to solicit customers

zhāoshāng

招商

[招商]

to seek investment or funding
investment promotion

zhāolù

招录

[招錄]

to recruit

zhāoshēng

招生

[招生]

to enroll new students
to get students

zhāoqīn

招亲

[招親]

to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family)
to take a wife by one's own choice

zhāocái

招财

[招財]

lit. inviting wealth
We wish you success and riches (cf idiom 招財進寶／招财进宝 (zhāocáijìnbǎo))

zhāoxiáng

招降

[招降]

to ask for sb's surrender

zhīzhāo

支招

[支招]

to give advice
to make a suggestion
to help out

zhāobīng

招兵

[招兵]

to recruit soldiers

zhāogǔ

招股

[招股]

share offer

zhāokǎo

招考

[招考]

to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old)

zhāobiāo

招标

[招標]

to invite bids

zhāozhǎn

招展

[招展]

to flutter
to sway

zhòngzhāo

中招

[中招]

(martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
(fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus)
(fig.) to fall for sb's trap; to be taken in

liánzhāo

连招

[連招]

(gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo

zhāotiē

招贴

[招貼]

poster
placard
bill

zhāoshù

招数

[招數]

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
gambit
trick
scheme
movement
same as 著數／着数 (zhāoshù)

miàozhāo

妙招

[妙招]

smart move
clever way of doing sth

zhāojiē

招接

[招接]

to receive (guests, clients)
to interact socially with

zhāolái

招徕

[招徠]

to canvass (for customers)
to solicit
to recruit

zhāoyuàn

招怨

[招怨]

to arouse animosity

zhāorèn

招认

[招認]

to confess

xiàozhāo

校招

[校招]

campus recruiting (abbr. for 校園招聘／校园招聘 (xiàoyuánzhāopìn))

guòzhāo

过招

[過招]

to fight
to exchange blows

zhāodài

招待

[招待]

to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

zhāopìn

招聘

[招聘]

to invite applications for a job
to recruit

zhāozū

招租

[招租]

(of a house or room) to be for rent

zhāogōng

招工

[招工]

to recruit employees

juézhāo

绝招

[絕招]

unique skill
unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)
masterstroke
finishing blow

zhāogòng

招供

[招供]

to confess

zhāojià

招架

[招架]

to resist; to ward off; to hold one's own

shèzhāo

社招

[社招]

social recruiting (abbr. for 社會招聘／社会招聘 (shèhuìzhāopìn))

zhāopai

招牌

[招牌]

signboard
shop sign
reputation of a business

zhāodǎ

招打

[招打]

to ask for a beating

zhāoqǐng

招请

[招請]

to recruit
to take on (an employee)

gāozhāo

高招

[高招]

wise move
masterstroke
bright ideas

zhāoyǐn

招引

[招引]

to attract

huāzhāo

花招

[花招]

trick
maneuver
razzle-dazzle
(martial arts) fancy move
flourish

Zhāoyuǎn

招远

[招遠]

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong

zhāozhuì

招赘

[招贅]

to have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage

zhāofǎ

招法

[招法]

move (in chess or martial arts)

zhāoshōu

招收

[招收]

to hire
to recruit

zhāorén

招人

[招人]

to be infectious
to recruit

zhāomù

招募

[招募]

to recruit
to enlist

zhāoyòu

招诱

[招誘]

to invite
to recruit
to attract
to entice

zhōngzhāo

中招

[中招]

senior high school enrollment

zhāofǔ

招抚

[招撫]

to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
to bring to negotiated surrender

xiézhāo

邪招

[邪招]

clever move from out of left field

yīnzhāo

阴招

[陰招]

dirty trick

zhāofēng

招风

[招風]

to catch the wind
(fig.) to attract criticism because of one's prominence

zhāolǐng

招领

[招領]

to advertise for the owner of lost property

zhāoshì

招式

[招式]

style
manner

zhāolǎn

招揽

[招攬]

to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)

zhāorě

招惹

[招惹]

to court (trouble); to attract (attention)
to provoke (sb)

zhāodàiyuán

招待员

[招待員]

service personnel: usher, waiter, receptionist, hostess etc

zhāofēng'ěr

招风耳

[招風耳]

jug ears

zhāodàisuǒ

招待所

[招待所]

guesthouse; hostel

zhāotóubiāo

招投标

[招投標]

bid inviting and bid offering
bidding
auction

zhāohúnfān

招魂旛

[招魂旛]

flag to attract departed spirits

zhāohúnfān

招魂幡

[招魂幡]

flag to attract departed spirits

dǎzhāohu

打招呼

[打招呼]

to greet sb by word or action
to give prior notice

zhāopìnzhě

招聘者

[招聘者]

prospective employer; job advertiser; recruiter

wánhuāzhāo

玩花招

[玩花招]

to play tricks

zhāohuzhàn

招呼站

[招呼站]

request bus stop

zhāocháoxiè

招潮蟹

[招潮蟹]

fiddler crab (genus Uca)

zhāopáizhǐ

招牌纸

[招牌紙]

label
sticker

zhāopìnhuì

招聘会

[招聘會]

recruitment meeting
job fair

zhāogǔshū

招股书

[招股書]

prospectus (setting out a share offer)

zhāocáimāo

招财猫

[招財貓]

maneki-neko or "lucky cat", Japanese figurine cat usually found at the entrance of shops, restaurants etc, believed to bring good fortune

jiǎzhāozi

假招子

[假招子]

to put on airs
to adopt a false attitude

Zhāoyuǎnshì

招远市

[招遠市]

Zhaoyuan, county-level city in Yantai 煙台／烟台 ( Yāntái), Shandong

zhāopáicài

招牌菜

[招牌菜]

signature dish
a restaurant’s most famous dish

zhāodàihuì

招待会

[招待會]

a reception
CL:個／个 (gè),次 (cì)

zhāotiēhuà

招贴画

[招貼畫]

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

shuǎhuāzhāo

耍花招

[耍花招]

to play tricks on sb

jiànzhāochāizhāo

见招拆招

[見招拆招]

to counter every move
to be full of tricks

zhāopáidòngzuò

招牌动作

[招牌動作]

signature move

zhāoyáozhuàngpiàn

招摇撞骗

[招搖撞騙]

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

diǎntóuzhāohū

点头招呼

[點頭招呼]

beckon

shīwùzhāolǐng

失物招领

[失物招領]

lost-and-found

zhāoxiánnàshì

招贤纳士

[招賢納士]

invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent

yángfān-zhāohún

扬幡招魂

[揚幡招魂]

lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom)
fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead

huāzhīzhāozhǎn

花枝招展

[花枝招展]

lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)
fig. gorgeously dressed (woman)

yíngfēngzhāozhǎn

迎风招展

[迎風招展]

to flutter in the wind (idiom)

mùtiǎoxīnzhāo

目挑心招

[目挑心招]

the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
making eyes at sb

bùdǎzìzhāo

不打自招

[不打自招]

to confess without being pressed
to make a confession without duress

zhāopìnjīgòu

招聘机构

[招聘機構]

recruiting agency

zhāobīngmǎimǎ

招兵买马

[招兵買馬]

lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff

zhāorénxǐhuan

招人喜欢

[招人喜歡]

charming
attractive
delightful

zhāofēngrěyǔ

招风惹雨

[招風惹雨]

see 招風惹草／招风惹草 (zhāofēngrěcǎo)

tǒngyīzhāoshēng

统一招生

[統一招生]

national unified entrance exam

qūdǎchéngzhāo

屈打成招

[屈打成招]

to obtain confessions under torture

zhāoshāngyǐnzī

招商引资

[招商引資]

investment promotion

Tángzhāotísì

唐招提寺

[唐招提寺]

Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚／鉴真和尚 and his last resting place

zhāoxiángnàpàn

招降纳叛

[招降納叛]

to recruit surrendered enemy and deserters (idiom); to gather together a gang of villains

wánrhuāzhāo

玩儿花招

[玩兒花招]

to play tricks

zhāofēng-yǐndié

招蜂引蝶

[招蜂引蝶]

(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies
(fig.) to flirt

zhāoyáoguòshì

招摇过市

[招搖過市]

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

zhāocáijìnbǎo

招财进宝

[招財進寶]

ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!

yánpìnzhāolǎn

延聘招揽

[延聘招攬]

to enlist the services of sb

shùdàzhāofēng

树大招风

[樹大招風]

lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom)
fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

zhāozāirěhuò

招灾惹祸

[招災惹禍]

to invite disaster

zhāofēnglǎnhuǒ

招风揽火

[招風攬火]

see 招風惹草／招风惹草 (zhāofēngrěcǎo)

zhāofēngrěcǎo

招风惹草

[招風惹草]

(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself

zhāolǎnshēngyi

招揽生意

[招攬生意]

to advertise
to solicit business

cóngshízhāolái

从实招来

[從實招來]

to own up to the facts

jìzhězhāodàihuì

记者招待会

[記者招待會]

press conference

zhāogǔshuōmíngshū

招股说明书

[招股說明書]

prospectus

zhāopìnxiétiáorén

招聘协调人

[招聘協調人]

recruiting coordinator

shǒucìgōngkāizhāogǔ

首次公开招股

[首次公開招股]

initial public offering (IPO)

mǎnzhāosǔn,qiānshòuyì

满招损，谦受益

[滿招損，謙受益]

(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
pride comes before a fall

Pǔtōng Gāoděng Xuéxiào Zhāoshēng Quánguó Tǒngyī Kǎoshì

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

[普通高等學校招生全國統一考試]

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
usually abbr. to 高考 (gāokǎo)