猇

猇 · xiāo

the scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiāo
Cantonese
haau1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

the scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare

Dictionary definitions & readings

猇 xiāo · the scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21353.010:xiāo Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1264.070:xiāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
403.030:xiāo Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
xiāo粵haau1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
オウ ヨウ コウ キョウ チ ユウ ユ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
胡茅 許交 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
KHYPU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4121.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0712.140 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
151.55 153.18 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7307
Radical
犬 · 94
Strokes
11
Residual strokes
8
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7215

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

11 strokes
猇
Strokes
11
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

11 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
haew · 胡茅 · 效開二平肴匣 · #687
Middle Chinese
xaew · 許交 · 效開二平肴曉 · #693

PHONO-ML, source line 5548; 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
876.605
kDaeJaweon
1124.170
kHanYu
21353.010
kIRGDaeJaweon
1124.170
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21353.010
kIRGKangXi
0712.140
kKangXi
0712.140
kMatthews
2582
kMeyerWempe
647d
kMorohashi
20461
kSBGY
151.55 153.18
kSMSZD2003Index
417.16
kCangjie
KHYPU
kFourCornerCode
4121.7
kMojiJoho
MJ016974
kPhonetic
384
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G3-4439
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D662
kIRG_JSource
J14-7045
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-580B
kIRG_KSource
K2-466B
kIRG_TSource
T2-3727
kRSUnicode
94.8
kTotalStrokes
11
kBigFive
D662
kCCCII
22573B
kCNS1986
2-3727
kCNS1992
2-3727
kEACC
22573B
kGB3
3625
kJIS0213
2,80,37
kJis1
4305
kTGH
2013:7215
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+18065+94.3.8
kCantonese
haau1
kDefinition
the scream or roar of a tiger; to intimidate; to scare
kFanqie
胡茅 許交
kHanyuPinyin
21353.010:xiāo
kJapanese
オウ ヨウ コウ キョウ チ ユウ ユ
kJapaneseOn
OU YOU KOU KYOU
kMandarin
xiāo
kSMSZD2003Readings
xiāo粵haau1
kTGHZ2013
403.030:xiāo
kXHC1983
1264.070:xiāo
kSemanticVariant
U+552C<kMeyerWempe U+8653<kMatthews,kMeyerWempe

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰犭虎$(GHTJKP)

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