鸮(xiāo)

10 strokesTrad. 鴞

owl (order Strigiformes)

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāo
Meaning
owl (order Strigiformes)
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
鴞

Origin & structure

Where 鸮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰号鸟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鸟 (bird); 号 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

号hào鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鸮 step by step

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

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Words with 鸮

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

lì栗xiāo鸮

(bird species of China) oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)

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měng猛xiāo鸮

(bird species of China) northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula)

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cǎo草xiāo鸮

(bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)

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Related characters

From 鸮’s common words

栗猛草

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