邀 — Chinese character
邀
yāo
to invite, to welcome; to intercept, to meet
- Pinyin
- yāo
- Radical
- 162 ⾡ (Walk)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 辶 敫
- Formation
- pictophonetic — foot; meaning component 辶; sound component 敫
- Japanese
- 邀 as a kanji
Common words with 邀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邀请 (邀請) | yāo qǐng | to invite; invitation |
| 应邀 (應邀) | yìng yāo | at sb's invitation; on invitation |
| 邀请函 (邀請函) | yāo qǐng hán | invitation letter; measure word: 封 (fēng) |
| 邀约 (邀約) | yāo yuē | to invite; an invitation |
| 邀请赛 (邀請賽) | yāo qǐng sài | invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms) |
| 特邀 | tè yāo | special invitation |
| 邀集 | yāo jí | to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering) |
| 邀功 | yāo gōng | to take the credit for sb's achievement |
| 诚邀 (誠邀) | chéng yāo | we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc) |
| 邀击 (邀擊) | yāo jī | to intercept; to waylay |
| 邀宴 | yāo yàn | to invite sb to a banquet |
| 邀买人心 (邀買人心) | yāo mǎi rén xīn | to buy popular support; to court favor |
English words written with 邀
邀 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 5
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