(sháo)

14 strokes

surname Shao

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
sháo
Meaning
surname Shao
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰音召

Imperial 召 music 音; 召 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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yǎngsháo

Yangshao, a village in Henan Province where the first site of the Yangshao …

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sháoshān

see 韶山市[Shao2 shan1 Shi4]

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sháohuá

(literary) prime years; youthful years

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sháoguān

see 韶关市

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Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 广东省

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