筲(shāo)

13 strokes

pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips

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Character information

Pinyin
shāo
Meaning
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips; basket (container) for chopsticks; variant of 筲[shao1]
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 筲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 肖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺮肖xiào

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 筲 step by step

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

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Words with 筲

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

dòu斗shāo筲

an ancient bamboo container; narrow-mindedness

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shuǐ水shāo筲

well bucket; pail made of bamboo strips

Open 水筲 page →
shāo筲gū箍

to hoop on a basket

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Related characters

From 筲’s common words

斗水箍

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