招抚

招撫
zhāofǔ
  1. to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty
  2. to bring to negotiated surrender

CEDICT

  1. (archaic, of feudal rulers) to offer amnesty to rebels and promise to enlist their service
  2. to offer amnesty to rebels and promise to enlist their service

Wiktionary

招降安抚。《后汉书．卷三一．贾琮传》：「琮即移书告示，各使安其资业，招抚荒散，蠲复傜役，诛斩渠帅为大害者。」《文明小史．第二四回》：「主意打定，半夜裡起身，磨好了墨，立刻做了一个招抚义和团的摺子，把义和团说得有声有色。」也作「招安」。

重編國語辭典

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
2 抚 fǔ
  1. to comfort
  2. to console
  3. to stroke
  4. to caress
  5. an old term for province or provincial governor

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招安 zhāoān to enlist enemy or rebel soldiers by offering amnesty