招安

zhāo'ān

to offer amnesty to rebels and promise to enlist their service

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招安 zhāoān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty

Entry Composition

=1 招 zhāo
  1. to recruit
  2. to provoke
  3. to beckon
  4. to incur
  5. to infect
  6. contagious
  7. a move (chess)
  8. a maneuver
  9. device
  10. trick
  11. to confess
=1 招 qiáo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to raise
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 招木
  3. to raise
  4. used in 招木
=1 招 sháo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 韶 (sháo, “ancient music at the time of Emperor Shun”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 招搖／招摇 (sháoyáo)
  3. alternative form of 韶 (sháo, “ancient music at the time of Emperor Shun”)
  4. used in 招搖／招摇 (sháoyáo)
=2 安 Ān surname An
=2 安 ān
  1. (bound form) calm; peaceful
  2. to calm; to set at ease
  3. safe; secure; in good health
  4. content; satisfied (as in 安於 ānyú)
  5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
  6. to install; to fix; to fit
  7. to bring (a charge against sb)
  8. to harbor (certain intentions)
  9. ampere (abbr. for 安培 ānpéi)