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筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
筲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

筲 Stroke Order — How to Write 筲

Stroke Order

筲 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, 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.

筲 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺮肖

筲 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while 肖 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺮ + 7 more strokes

筲 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shāo

Meanings of 筲 in Chinese

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shāo筲

A type of bamboo basket used for holding or washing rice; figuratively, it can refer to shallow talent or limited capacity, often seen in phrases like '斗筲' (dǒu shāo).
奶奶用筲箕淘米。
Grandma uses a bamboo basket to rinse rice.
A type of bucket, often for water, or a measure of water scooped by such a bucket.
他提着一个水筲去打水。
He carried a water bucket to fetch water.

Common Words and Phrases with 筲

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shāo筲jī箕
A bamboo basket used for washing or holding rice.
老奶奶熟练地拿起筲箕，将刚淘好的米沥干水分。
The old grandma skillfully picked up the bamboo basket, draining the water from the freshly rinsed rice.

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Questions about 筲

What does 筲 mean in Chinese?

筲 (shāo) means “A type of bucket” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 筲?

筲 is pronounced shāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 筲 have?

筲 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 筲?

筲 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 筲?

The radical of 筲 is ⺮, and 筲 is a phono-semantic compound.