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艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
艽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

艽 Stroke Order — How to Write 艽

Stroke Order

艽 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

艽 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹九

艽 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 九 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 2 more strokes

艽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiú
  • jiāo

Meanings of 艽 in Chinese

1

qiú艽

Referring to a remote and desolate wilderness or uncultivated land.
探险家们勇敢地深入艽野，寻找未知的宝藏
The explorers bravely ventured deep into the remote wilderness, searching for unknown treasures.
Padding or bedding material found in the nests or lairs of animals, as described in ancient texts like 'Animals have jiao, people have rooms.'
鸟儿用枯草和树叶做艽，为幼鸟提供温暖。
Birds use dry grass and leaves as nest padding to provide warmth for their young.
2

jiāo艽

In the context of '秦艽' (qín jiāo), '艽' refers to a perennial herb (Gentiana macrophylla), whose roots are a common ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, primarily used to treat rheumatic pain.
这种中药材秦艽，常被用于治疗风湿骨痛。
This traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Qin Jiao, is often used to treat rheumatic bone pain.

Words with 艽

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Questions about 艽

What does 艽 mean in Chinese?

艽 (qiú) means “Referring to a remote and desolate wilderness or uncultivated land” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 艽?

艽 has 2 pronunciations: qiú, jiāo.

How many strokes does 艽 have?

艽 has 5 strokes.

How do you write 艽?

艽 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 艽?

The radical of 艽 is 艹, and 艽 is a phono-semantic compound.