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shāo

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shāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shāo | shao1
English translation
tip of branch
the tip of a branch; rudder

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About shāo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of shāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木肖

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shāo

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lǎo shù Cóng 地面 dì miàn dào 树梢 shù shāo 至少 zhìshǎo yǒu 30.

That old tree must measure at least 30 metres from top to bottom.

yòng gēn 松紧带 sōng jǐn dài zhā 紧辫 shāo .

She tied the end of her pigtails with an elastic band.

fēng qīng 树梢 shù shāo .

A soft wind kissed the tree tops.

shuì yǒu 根有 shāo de ,由得 xìn .

He spoke so convincingly that you couldn't help believing him.

xiǎo 树丛 shù cóng de dǐng shāo dōu Jiǎn le .

She shaved off the top branches of that bush.

Words with shāo

Explore 9 words and sayings that include the Chinese character shāo in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shāo tip of branch shāo
末梢 mò shāo tip末梢 mò shāo
盯梢 dīng shāo to tail盯梢 dīng shāo
树梢 shù shāo treetop樹梢
发梢 fà shāo hair ends髮梢
眉梢 méi shāo tip of brow眉梢 méi shāo
末梢神经 mò shāo shén jīng peripheral nerve末梢神經
尾梢 wěi shāo the tip尾梢 wěi shāo
钉梢 dīng shāo to tail釘梢

shāo Decomposition & Compounds

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shāo Decomposition

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