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sāo

to draw, to reel in

🔤 Pictophonetic: 纟 (thread) provides meaning, 巢 provides pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (46%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

nest, living quarters in tree

⿰纟巢 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

sī

纟

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk; see 糸

3 strokes

cháo

巢

nest, living quarters in tree

💡 Ideographic: A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木

11 strokes HSK 6

chuān

巛

stream, river

📷 Pictographic: A river flowing

3 strokes

guǒ

果

fruit, nut; result

💡 Ideographic: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木

8 strokes HSK 1

tián

田

field, farm, arable land; cultivated

📷 Pictographic: The plots of a rice paddy

5 strokes HSK 6

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 缫 (1)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

缫 ↗

sāo

to reel silk from cocoons

sāo

缫 ↗

to reel silk from cocoons