镳(biāo)

20 strokesTrad. 鑣

bit (of a bridle)

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Character information

Pinyin
biāo
Meaning
bit (of a bridle); variant of 镖
Strokes
20
HSK level
—
Traditional
鑣

Origin & structure

Where 镳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰钅麃

A metal bit 钅 used to saddle 麃 a horse

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

钅jīn麃biāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 鑣: A metal bit 釒 used to saddle 麃 a horse

How to write 镳 step by step

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Words with 镳

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

bǎo保biāo镳

variant of 保镖

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fēn分dào道yáng扬biāo镳

lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)

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lián连biāo镳bìng并zhěn轸

lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another

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Related characters

From 镳’s common words

保分道扬连并轸

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