招数
zhāo shù · HSK 7
move
♟️ 招 (move/trick) + 数 (number/count) = a counted-out move or gambit
招 means a tactical move or trick; 数 means number or count. Together they name one reckoned-out maneuver, the kind of move counted off in chess, on stage, or in martial arts.
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'.
数 — 婁 (lóu, phonetic) + 攵 (action radical)
数 is a phono-semantic compound. The right side 攵 (a hand holding a stick) suggests an action, originally tallying or counting by striking marks. The left side 婁 supplies the sound. Over time the meaning broadened from 'to count' to 'number' and 'several'.