梢(shāo)

HSK 7-911 strokes
Readingsshāosào

tip of branch

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Character information

Pinyin
shāo / sào
Meaning
tip of branch
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 梢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 肖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù肖xiào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 梢 step by step

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

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Words with 梢

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

shù树shāo梢
HSK 7-9

the tip of a tree; treetop

Open 树梢 page →
wěi尾shāo梢

the tip; the end; the very end

Open 尾梢 page →
hòu后shāo梢

stern (of a boat)

Open 后梢 page →
mò末shāo梢

tip; end; last few days

Open 末梢 page →
mò末shāo梢shén神jīng经

peripheral nerve

Open 末梢神经 page →
dīng盯shāo梢

to follow sb

Open 盯梢 page →
méi眉shāo梢

tip of brow

Open 眉梢 page →
fā发shāo梢

hair ends

Open 发梢 page →

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树尾后末神经盯眉

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