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邀 yāo invite

How to remember 邀: 辶 road + 敫 ancient musical instrument = invite. Grandpa walks down the road with his ancient musical instrument, playing at every door to invite the neighbours to his birthday.

  • 1,854. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 辵

Component breakdown

邀 = 辶 road + 敫 ancient musical instrument

  • 辶 road
  • 敫 ancient musical instrument
The Gushi story

Grandpa walks down the road with his ancient musical instrument, playing at every door to invite the neighbours to his birthday.

How it is used

  • To invite; bound - 邀请 (yāoqǐng) to invite, 应邀 (yìngyāo) at someone's invitation, 特邀 (tèyāo) specially invited.
  • 邀请 is the formal 'extend an invitation': 邀请函 (yāoqǐnghán) an invitation letter.
  • More formal than 请 (qǐng) alone; used for events, guests, speakers.

Words with 邀

Example sentences

  • 她被邀请参加派对。 Tā bèi yāoqǐng cānjiā pàiduì.She was invited to a party.