蟏

蟏 · xiāo

a kind of spider with long legs

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
xiāo
Cantonese
siu1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a kind of spider with long legs

Dictionary definitions & readings

蟏 xiāo · used in 蠨蛸 xiāo shāo

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1265.050:xiāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
403.120:xiāo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XLITL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
5412.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1098.441 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+87CF
Radical
虫 · 142
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7935

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
蟏
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

17 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

蠨

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
42883.090
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
42883.090
kIRGKangXi
1098.441
kKangXi
1098.441
kSMSZD2003Index
621.05
kCangjie
XLITL
kFourCornerCode
5412.7
kPhonetic
1219*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G8-7D7E
kRSUnicode
142.11
kTotalStrokes
17
kGB8
9394
kMainlandTelegraph
5870
kTGH
2013:7935
kCantonese
siu1
kDefinition
a kind of spider with long legs
kMandarin
xiāo
kTGHZ2013
403.120:xiāo
kXHC1983
1265.050:xiāo
kTraditionalVariant
U+8828

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰虫萧$(G)

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