缲

缲 · qiāo

to reel

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
qiāo
Cantonese
zou2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

to reel

Dictionary definitions & readings

缲 qiāo · hem with invisible stitches

缲 sāo · to reel silk from cocoons

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0920.070:qiāo 0988.041:sāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
299.150:qiāo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
VMRRD Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2619 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0944.251 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7F32
Radical
纟 · 120
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6193

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
缲
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 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

繰

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53459.030
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53459.030
kIRGKangXi
0944.251
kKangXi
0944.251
kCangjie
VMRRD
kFourCornerCode
2619
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6758
kRSUnicode
120'.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
28734E
kEACC
28734E
kGB0
7156
kTGH
2013:6193
kCantonese
zou2
kDefinition
to reel
kMandarin
qiāo
kTGHZ2013
299.150:qiāo
kXHC1983
0920.070:qiāo 0988.041:sāo
kTraditionalVariant
U+7E70

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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Shape description
纟 beside 喿 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰纟喿$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰纟喿$(G)

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