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to beckon

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zhao1 zhāo

Meaning


Primary

to beckon

Alternatives

beckon, beckons, beckoned, beckoning

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn, when a lone 扌 finger suddenly appears. It 招 beckons to him then goes around to the side of the barn, out of site. It looks like he is being 召 summoned to his new mission.

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