招募
zhāomù · HSK 7
recruit
📢 招 beckon + 募 raise/levy = beckon people in and raise a force: recruit
招 means to beckon or wave someone over; 募 means to raise or levy (as in raising funds or troops). Together they mean calling people in and gathering them up: to recruit or enlist. Note zhāo is first tone, mù is fourth (falling).
招 — hand radical 扌 + 召 (call)
招 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 supplies the meaning—an action done with the hand—while 召 (to summon, call) gives both phonetic value and reinforces the sense. Together they depict beckoning someone with a hand gesture, extended to 'recruit' or 'attract'.