镖

镖 · biāo

dart, spear, harpoon; escort

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
biāo
Cantonese
biu1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

dart, spear, harpoon; escort

Dictionary definitions & readings

镖 biāo · dart-like throwing weapon; goods sent under the protection of an armed escort

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0071.050:biāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
022.150:biāo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCMWF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8179 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9556
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
11
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6112

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
镖
Strokes
16
Convention
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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

鏢

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64248.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64248.010
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCMWF
kFourCornerCode
8179
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F5A
kRSUnicode
167'.11
kTotalStrokes
16
kCCCII
275E32
kEACC
275E32
kGB0
7958
kMainlandTelegraph
6977
kTGH
2013:6112
kCantonese
biu1
kDefinition
dart, spear, harpoon; escort
kMandarin
biāo
kTGHZ2013
022.150:biāo
kXHC1983
0071.050:biāo
kTraditionalVariant
U+93E2

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅票$(G)

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