招手

zhāoshǒu

verb HSK 5 #13,259

Meanings

1 to wave (the hand); to beckon

Characters

to beckon; to recruit; to attract

To beckon with the hand — to wave.

Examples

他向我招手。

Tā xiàng wǒ zhāoshǒu.

He waved at me.

她站在门口招手。

Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu zhāoshǒu.

She stood at the door waving.

出租车来了，快招手！

Chūzūchē lái le, kuài zhāoshǒu!

A taxi is coming, wave it down quickly!

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

招 zhāo

手 shǒu