招
zhāo
to recruit
to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
hand (扌) + summon (召) = beckon and recruit
召 means to summon or call out, and the hand radical makes the action physical — waving, beckoning, or gesturing to draw someone in. From that core gesture, the meaning fans out to recruiting, provoking, and even incurring consequences.
他用手招了招，让我过去。
tā yòng shǒu zhāo le zhāo，ràng wǒ guò qù。
he beckoned with his hand to get me to come over.
你别乱说话，小心招麻烦。
nǐ bié luàn shuō huà，xiǎo xīn zhāo má fán。
don't talk carelessly, be careful not to provoke trouble.
Words with 招
连招
lián zhāo
(gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo
过招
guò zhāo
to fight
邪招
xié zhāo
clever move from out of left field
阴招
yīn zhāo
dirty trick
首次公开招股
shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ
initial public offering (IPO)
高招
gāo zhāo
wise move
点头招呼
diǎn tóu zhāo hū
beckon
不打自招
bù dǎ zì zhāo
to confess without being pressed
中招
zhōng zhāo
senior high school enrollment
中招
zhòng zhāo
(martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
假招子
jiǎ zhāo zi
to put on airs
出招
chū zhāo
to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)