簉

簉 · zào

deputy, subordinate; concubine

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zào
Cantonese
zou6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

deputy, subordinate; concubine

Dictionary definitions & readings

簉 zào · deputy; subordinate; concubine

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
53001.040:zào,chòu Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1443.060:zào Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
459.140:zào Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zào,chòu粵zou6,cau3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
シュウ シュ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
추:1N Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
初救 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
HYHR Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8830.6 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0897.230 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
435.53 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
1051e Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7C09
Radical
竹 · 118
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7879

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
簉
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

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsrhjuwH · 初救 · 流開三去尤初 · #3044

PHONO-ML, source line 15817; 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
1020.501
kDaeJaweon
1323.370
kGSR
1051e
kHanYu
53001.040
kIRGDaeJaweon
1323.370
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53001.040
kIRGKangXi
0897.230
kKangXi
0897.230
kMorohashi
26444 26444:E0101
kSBGY
435.53
kSMSZD2003Index
506.05
kCangjie
HYHR
kFourCornerCode
8830.6
kMojiJoho
MJ019662 MJ019662:E0101 MJ019661:E0102 MJ019663:E0103
kPhonetic
227
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-6468
kIRG_HSource
HB2-EDC5
kIRG_JSource
J1-5261
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-6502
kIRG_KSource
K1-7048
kIRG_TSource
T2-5E32
kIRG_VSource
V3-3650
kRSUnicode
118.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
EDC5
kCCCII
226D5A
kCNS1986
2-5E32
kCNS1992
2-5E32
kEACC
226D5A
kGB3
6872
kGB8
9410
kJis1
5065
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
9020
kTGH
2013:7879
kTaiwanTelegraph
8945
kXerox
301:316
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+19644+118.6.11
kCantonese
zou6
kDefinition
deputy, subordinate; concubine
kFanqie
初救
kHangul
추:1N
kHanyuPinyin
53001.040:zào,chòu
kJapanese
シュウ シュ
kJapaneseKun
SOERU
kJapaneseOn
SHUU SHU
kKorean
CHWU
kMandarin
zào
kSMSZD2003Readings
zào,chòu粵zou6,cau3
kTGHZ2013
459.140:zào
kXHC1983
1443.060:zào

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 簉0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
𥫗 above 造 · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿱𥫗造$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱𥫗造$(GHTJKPV)

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