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邀 Stroke Order — How to Write 邀

Stroke Order

邀 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 辶, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

邀 Radical and Character Components

Components:辶敫

邀 is a phono-semantic compound: 辶 (foot) carries the meaning, while 敫 indicates the sound.

Radical: 辶 + 13 more strokes

邀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yāo

Meanings of 邀 in Chinese

1

yāo邀

To invite; to ask someone to come.
我邀请了几位朋友来家里共进晚餐。
I invited a few friends to my home for dinner.
To seek or obtain (something desirable like credit, approval, or favor) through one's actions or initiative.
他常常在领导面前邀功，希望得到提拔。
He often seeks credit in front of his superiors, hoping to get promoted.
To stop, intercept, or block an advance or a movement.
在比赛中，他巧妙地绕过防守，却被对方球员邀截了下来
In the match, he skillfully bypassed the defense, but was intercepted by an opposing player.

Common Words and Phrases with 邀

1
yāo邀chǒng宠
To curry favor.
她总是喜欢在长辈面前表现得格外乖巧，以此邀宠。
She always likes to act extra well-behaved in front of elders, in order to win their favor.
2
yāo邀gōng功
To take credit for an achievement, especially one that belongs to someone else, in order to seek praise or reward.
他总是喜欢在团队项目中邀功，让大家都很不满。
He always likes to take credit for others' work in team projects, which makes everyone very dissatisfied.
3
yāo邀jí集
to call together; to invite to meet together
为了庆祝公司成立十周年，我们邀集了所有员工和合作伙伴参加晚宴。
To celebrate the company's tenth anniversary, we invited all employees and partners to attend the gala dinner.
4
yāo邀mǎi买
To buy popular support; to win over or bribe people.
这家新开的商店通过提供大幅折扣来邀买顾客。
The newly opened store tried to win over customers by offering large discounts.
5
yāo邀qǐng请
To invite someone to an event, a place, or to do something.
我邀请了我的朋友来参加我的生日派对。
I invited my friends to attend my birthday party.
6
yāo邀qǐng请sài赛
an invitational tournament
社区公园将举办一场友谊网球邀请赛，欢迎大家报名参加。
The community park will host a friendly tennis invitational tournament, and everyone is welcome to sign up.
7
yāo邀yuē约
To invite someone to an event or meeting; an invitation.
我向她发出了一个共进晚餐的邀约
I extended an invitation to her for dinner.

More words with 邀

Idioms with 邀

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Questions about 邀

What does 邀 mean in Chinese?

邀 (yāo) means “To invite” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 邀?

邀 is pronounced yāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 邀 have?

邀 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 邀?

邀 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 辶. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 邀?

The radical of 邀 is 辶, and 邀 is a phono-semantic compound.