招手

zhāoshǒu
verb HSK 5 #13,259

Meanings

  1. 1 to wave (the hand); to beckon

Characters

To beckon with the hand - to wave.

Examples

HSK 2
Tā xiàng wǒ zhāoshǒu.
He waved at me.
HSK 2
Chūzūchē lái le, kuài zhāoshǒu!
A taxi is coming, wave it down quickly!
HSK 4
Lǎorén wēixiào zhe xiàng háizimen zhāoshǒu gàobié.
The old man smiled and waved goodbye to the children.

Tips

culture
In China, you beckon someone by waving with the palm down, fingers curling inward - not palm up with one finger, which can seem rude. The palm-up 'come here' gesture used in the West can be offensive.

Stroke Order

zhāo
shǒu