箨

箨 · tuò

bamboo sheath, bamboo shoots

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
tuò
Cantonese
tok3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

bamboo sheath, bamboo shoots

Dictionary definitions & readings

箨 tuò · sheath around joints of bamboo

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1174.150:tuò Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
376.120:tuò Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HQEQ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8855 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0889.321 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7BA8
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
8
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7690

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Stroke order

14 strokes
箨
Strokes
14
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

14 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

籜

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
52979.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
52979.030
kIRGKangXi
0889.321
kKangXi
0889.321
kSMSZD2003Index
503.15
kCangjie
HQEQ
kFourCornerCode
8855
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-736A
kRSUnicode
118.8
kTotalStrokes
14
kCCCII
286E56
kEACC
286E56
kGB0
8374
kMainlandTelegraph
4703
kTGH
2013:7690
kCantonese
tok3
kDefinition
bamboo sheath, bamboo shoots
kMandarin
tuò
kTGHZ2013
376.120:tuò
kXHC1983
1174.150:tuò
kTraditionalVariant
U+7C5C

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 箨0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𥫗 above 择 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿱𥫗择$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗择$(G)

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