弨

弨 · chāo

bow

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chāo
Cantonese
ciu1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

bow

Dictionary definitions & readings

弨 chāo · unbent bow

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
20994.060:chāo Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0127.010:chāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
040.010:chāo Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
chāo粵ciu1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ショウ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
尺招 尺沼 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NSHR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
1726.2 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0358.010 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
151.13 298.09 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1131s Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5F28
Radical
弓 · 57
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6735

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsyhew · 尺招 · 效開三平宵昌 · #682
Middle Chinese
tsyhewX · 尺沼 · 效開三上宵昌 · #1684

PHONO-ML, source line 5514; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
501.601
kDaeJaweon
0674.180
kGSR
1131s
kHanYu
20994.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
0674.180
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
20994.060
kIRGKangXi
0358.010
kKangXi
0358.010
kMeyerWempe
319c
kMorohashi
09758
kSBGY
151.13 298.09
kSMSZD2003Index
207.10
kCangjie
NSHR
kFourCornerCode
1726.2
kMojiJoho
MJ011179
kPhonetic
219
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-3B6C
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CC70
kIRG_JSource
J1-3C68
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-41B8
kIRG_KSource
K2-312A
kIRG_TSource
T2-2651
kRSUnicode
57.5
kTotalStrokes
8
kBigFive
CC70
kCCCII
22294A
kCNS1986
2-2651
kCNS1992
2-2651
kEACC
22294A
kGB3
2776
kJis1
2872
kTGH
2013:6735
kTaiwanTelegraph
1724
kXerox
302:376
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+14517+57.3.5
kCantonese
ciu1
kDefinition
bow
kFanqie
尺招 尺沼
kHanyuPinyin
20994.060:chāo
kJapanese
ショウ
kJapaneseKun
SORIKAERU
kJapaneseOn
SEU
kMandarin
chāo
kSMSZD2003Readings
chāo粵ciu1
kTGHZ2013
040.010:chāo
kXHC1983
0127.010:chāo

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 弨0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
弓 beside 召 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰弓召$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰弓召$(GHTJKP)

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