Chinese symbol for “invite”
邀请
yāo qǐng
Traditional: 邀請
to invite; invitation; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for invite is 邀请 (yāo qǐng), defined as: to invite; invitation; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “invite”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 征 (徵) | zhēng | to invite; to recruit |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite; to request |
| 讨 (討) | tǎo | to invite; to provoke |
| 将 (將) | qiāng | to desire; to invite |
| 邀约 (邀約) | yāo yuē | to invite; an invitation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 邀请.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 申请 (申請) | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth; application form (CL:份 (fèn)) |
| 请求 (請求) | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask; request (个 (gè)) |
| 请问 (請問) | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
See also: Japanese symbol for “invite”.
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.