Chinese symbol for “canvass”

招徕

zhāo lái

Traditional: 招徠

to canvass (for customers); to solicit; to recruit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for canvass is 招徕 (zhāo lái), defined as: to canvass (for customers); to solicit; to recruit.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

招 zhāo

to summon; to recruit; to levy

radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

徕 lái

to entice, to solicit; to encourage customers to come

radical 60 ⼻ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

徠 lái

Other Chinese words for “canvass”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
揽 (攬)	lǎn	to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace

Related words

Other words that share a character with 招徕.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
招生	zhāo shēng	to enroll new students; to get students
招聘	zhāo pìn	to invite applications for a job; to recruit
招标 (招標)	zhāo biāo	to invite bids
招募	zhāo mù	to recruit; to enlist
招收	zhāo shōu	to hire; to recruit
招待	zhāo dài	to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.