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缬

xié

knot; to tie a knot

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

HSK 15 strokes Uncommon (52%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

contest; to fly, to soar

⿰纟颉 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

sī

纟

silk; thread

📷 Pictographic: A twisted strand of silk; see 糸

3 strokes

jié

颉

contest; to fly, to soar

🔤 Pictophonetic: 页 (leaf) provides meaning, 吉 provides pronunciation

12 strokes

jí

吉

lucky, propitious, good

💡 Ideographic: The words 口 of a scholar 士

6 strokes HSK 6

shì

士

scholar, gentleman; soldier

3 strokes HSK 4

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

yè

页

page, sheet, leaf

📷 Pictographic: A person's head

6 strokes HSK 4

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

bèi

贝

sea shell; money, currency

📷 Pictographic: A sea shell, once used as currency

4 strokes HSK 5

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

rén

人

man, person; people

📷 Pictographic: The legs of a human being

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 缬 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

valine (Val), an essential amino acid

xiéānsuān

缬氨酸 ↗

valine (Val), an essential amino acid

缬草 ↗

xiécǎo

valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

xiécǎo

缬草 ↗

valerian (Valeriana officinalis)