筘

筘 · kòu

a reed tool used in weaving to push the weft to the weaving mouth

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
kòu
Cantonese
kau3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a reed tool used in weaving to push the weft to the weaving mouth

Dictionary definitions & readings

筘 kòu · (a measure of width of cloth)

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
52963.020:kòu Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0652.050:kòu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
199.040:kòu Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
kòu粵kau3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
コウ ク Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
苦候 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HQR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8856.3 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0884.120 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7B58
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
12
Residual strokes
6
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7388

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

12 strokes
筘
Strokes
12
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

12 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
khuwH · 苦候 · 流開一去侯溪 · #3062

PHONO-ML, source line 15883; 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
1014.301
kHanYu
52963.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
52963.020
kIRGKangXi
0884.120
kKangXi
0884.120
kMorohashi
26020
kSMSZD2003Index
500.08
kCangjie
HQR
kFourCornerCode
8856.3
kMojiJoho
MJ019466
kPhonetic
591
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-7358
kIRG_HSource
HB2-DAE5
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-019466
kIRG_KSource
K2-4F7D
kIRG_TSource
T2-3E69
kRSUnicode
118.6
kTotalStrokes
12
kBigFive
DAE5
kCCCII
226B59
kCNS1986
2-3E69
kCNS1992
2-3E69
kEACC
226B59
kGB0
8356
kGB1
8356
kMainlandTelegraph
9010
kTGH
2013:7388
kTaiwanTelegraph
8936
kCantonese
kau3
kDefinition
a reed tool used in weaving to push the weft to the weaving mouth
kFanqie
苦候
kHanyuPinyin
52963.020:kòu
kJapanese
コウ ク
kMandarin
kòu
kSMSZD2003Readings
kòu粵kau3
kTGHZ2013
199.040:kòu
kXHC1983
0652.050:kòu

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𥫗 above 扣 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea
Source notation ^⿱𥫗扣$(GHTK)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗扣$(GHTK)

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