驺

驺 · zōu

mounted escort; groom

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zōu
Cantonese
zau1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

mounted escort; groom

Dictionary definitions & readings

驺 Zōu · surname Zou

驺 zōu · groom or chariot driver employed by a noble (old)

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Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1542.070:zōu Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
493.140:zōu Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NMNSM Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7717 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1447.241 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9A7A
Radical
马 · 187
Strokes
8
Residual strokes
5
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #6751

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

8 strokes
驺
Strokes
8
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

8 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

騶

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kHanYu
74549.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74549.070
kIRGKangXi
1447.241
kKangXi
1447.241
kSMSZD2003Index
786.03
kCangjie
NMNSM
kFourCornerCode
7717
kPhonetic
234*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIRG_GSource
G0-6663
kRSUnicode
187'.5
kTotalStrokes
8
kCCCII
295369
kEACC
295369
kGB0
7067
kMainlandTelegraph
7507
kTGH
2013:6751
kCantonese
zau1
kDefinition
mounted escort; groom
kMandarin
zōu
kTGHZ2013
493.140:zōu
kXHC1983
1542.070:zōu
kTraditionalVariant
U+9A36

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
4dictionary records using 驺0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
马 beside 刍 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰马刍$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰马刍$(G)

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