镳

镳 · biāo

bit, bridle; ride

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
biāo
Cantonese
biu1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

bit, bridle; ride

Dictionary definitions & readings

镳 biāo · bit (of a bridle); variant of 鏢 biāo

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0069.060:biāo Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
022.200:biāo Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XCIPF Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
8073 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1328.061 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9573
Radical
钅 · 167
Strokes
20
Residual strokes
15
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6435

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

20 strokes
镳
Strokes
20
Convention
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20 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

鑣

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64271.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64271.010
kIRGKangXi
1328.061
kKangXi
1328.061
kCangjie
XCIPF
kFourCornerCode
8073
kPhonetic
1062*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-6F70
kRSUnicode
167'.15
kTotalStrokes
20
kCCCII
275E44
kEACC
275E44
kGB0
7980
kMainlandTelegraph
7009
kTGH
2013:6435
kCantonese
biu1
kDefinition
bit, bridle; ride
kMandarin
biāo
kTGHZ2013
022.200:biāo
kXHC1983
0069.060:biāo
kTraditionalVariant
U+9463

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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4dictionary records using 镳0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
钅 beside 麃 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰钅麃$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰钅麃$(G)

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