薮

薮 · sǒu

marsh, swamp; wild country

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
sǒu
Cantonese
sau2
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

marsh, swamp; wild country

Dictionary definitions & readings

薮 sǒu · marsh; gathering place

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1094.020:sǒu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
349.130:sǒu Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ソウ やぶ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
TFVK Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4444.8 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1062.441 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+85AE
Radical
艸 · 140
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6053

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
薮
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

藪

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
53306.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
53306.070
kIRGKangXi
1062.441
kKangXi
1062.441
kMorohashi
H532
kSMSZD2003Index
602.13
kCangjie
TFVK
kFourCornerCode
4444.8
kMojiJoho
MJ022981
kUnihanCore2020
GJ
kIICore
AGJ
kIRG_GSource
G0-5E34
kIRG_JSource
J0-4C79
kIRG_KSource
K2-5A2F
kRSUnicode
140.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
275632
kEACC
275632
kGB0
6220
kJis0
4489
kMainlandTelegraph
5674
kTGH
2013:6053
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+3845+140.3.13
kCantonese
sau2
kDefinition
marsh, swamp; wild country
kJapanese
ソウ やぶ
kJapaneseKun
YABU
kJapaneseOn
SOU SU
kMandarin
sǒu
kTGHZ2013
349.130:sǒu
kXHC1983
1094.020:sǒu
kTraditionalVariant
U+85EA

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Structure & connections

0.10
14dictionary records using 薮0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
艹 above 数 · the shape used in China, Japan, South Korea
Source notation ^⿱艹数$(GJK)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱艹数$(GJK)

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