叼(diāo)

HSK 7-95 strokes

to hold with one's mouth…

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Character information

Pinyin
diāo
Meaning
to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 叼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口刁

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 刁 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu刁diāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 叼 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 叼

Common words using 叼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

diāo叼pán盘

(of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth; (fig.) derogatory nickname given…

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hú胡diāo叼pán盘

derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡锡进 for doing the C…

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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盘胡

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