芤

芤 · kōu

hollow; scallion stalk

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
kōu
Cantonese
kau1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

hollow; scallion stalk

Dictionary definitions & readings

芤 kōu · hollow; scallion stalk

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53185.060:kōu Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0649.030:kōu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
198.100:kōu Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
kōu粵kau1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
コウ ク Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
恪侯 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TNDU Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4441.0 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1019.300 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+82A4
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
7
Residual strokes
4
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6577

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

7 strokes
芤
Strokes
7
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

7 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
khuw · 恪侯 · 流開一平侯溪 · #1022

PHONO-ML, source line 8165; 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
1128.401
kDaeJaweon
1477.130
kHanYu
53185.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
1477.130
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53185.060
kIRGKangXi
1019.300
kKangXi
1019.300
kMorohashi
30714:E0102
kSMSZD2003Index
574.03
kCangjie
TNDU
kFourCornerCode
4441.0
kMojiJoho
MJ021557 MJ021557:E0101 MJ021558:E0102
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G0-5C52
kIRG_HSource
HB2-CDC3
kIRG_JSource
J13-7A61
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6D1F
kIRG_KSource
K2-5726
kIRG_TSource
T2-2863
kRSUnicode
140.4
kTotalStrokes
7
kBigFive
CDC3
kCCCII
227C3C
kCNS1986
2-2863
kCNS1992
2-2863
kEACC
227C3C
kGB0
6050
kGB1
6050
kJIS0213
1,90,65
kJis1
5532
kMainlandTelegraph
5351
kTGH
2013:6577
kTaiwanTelegraph
5351
kXerox
313:175
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+17066+140.3.4
kCantonese
kau1
kDefinition
hollow; scallion stalk
kFanqie
恪侯
kHanyuPinyin
53185.060:kōu
kJapanese
コウ ク
kJapaneseKun
NEGI
kJapaneseOn
KOU KU
kMandarin
kōu
kSMSZD2003Readings
kōu粵kau1
kTGHZ2013
198.100:kōu
kXHC1983
0649.030:kōu

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹孔$(GHTJKP)

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