雠

雠 · chóu

enemy, rival, opponent

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
chóu
Cantonese
cau4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

enemy, rival, opponent

Dictionary definitions & readings

雠 chóu · to collate; to proofread

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0153.010:chóu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
048.170:chóu Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
OGIVG Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
2021 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1369.041 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+96E0
Radical
隹 · 172
Strokes
18
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6351

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

18 strokes
雠
Strokes
18
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

18 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

讎

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
64108.020
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
64108.020
kIRGKangXi
1369.041
kKangXi
1369.041
kSMSZD2003Index
759.01
kCangjie
OGIVG
kFourCornerCode
2021
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-7645
kRSUnicode
172.10
kTotalStrokes
18
kCCCII
29352A
kEACC
4B306C
kGB0
8637
kMainlandTelegraph
6241
kTGH
2013:6351
kCantonese
cau4
kDefinition
enemy, rival, opponent
kMandarin
chóu
kTGHZ2013
048.170:chóu
kXHC1983
0153.010:chóu
kTraditionalVariant
U+8B8E

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
2dictionary records using 雠0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿲ Three columns

Shape description
隹 beside 讠 beside 隹 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿲隹讠隹$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿲隹讠隹$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.