招 zhāo HSK4 beckon Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: confess All meanings 21 zhāo 21 maneuver 9provoke 4recruit 4confess 2beckon 1infect 1 2 sentences for 招 (zhāo — confess) 在证据面前,他不得不招了。 zài zhèngjù miànqián, tā bùdébù zhāo le. Faced with the evidence, he had to confess. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他因无法忍受残酷的刑讯而屈打成招。 tā yīn wúfǎ rěnshòu cánkù de xíngxùn ér qū dǎ chéng zhāo. He was forced into a false confession because he could not bear the brutal interrogation under torture. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary