猱(náo)

12 strokes

(literary) a kind of gibbon

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Character information

Pinyin
náo
Meaning
(literary) a kind of gibbon; (music) wide vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 吟[yin2], rapid vibrato)
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 猱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭柔

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (animal); 柔 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

犭quǎn柔róu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 猱 step by step

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

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