条(tiáo)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 條
Readingstiáotiāo

strip

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Character information

Pinyin
tiáo / tiāo
Meaning
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
條

Origin & structure

Where 条 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱夂木

Made of

夂zhǐ木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 條: A person 亻 counting 丨; 条 provides the pronunciation

How to write 条 step by step

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

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Words with 条

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

tiáo条jiàn件
HSK 2

condition; circumstance; term; factor

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biàn便tiáo条
HSK 5

(informal) note; CL:张,个

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jiè借tiáo条
HSK 7-9

receipt for a loan

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jiào教tiáo条
HSK 7-9

doctrine

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tiáo条lì例
HSK 7-9

regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes

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sān三tiáo条

three of a kind (poker)

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bìng并tiáo条

drawing (textile industry)

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yī一tiáo条lóng龙

lit. one dragon

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件便借教例三并一

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