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埽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
埽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

埽 Stroke Order — How to Write 埽

Stroke Order

埽 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, 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.

埽 Radical and Character Components

Components:土帚

埽 is an ideographic compound. To sweep 帚 away dirt 土.

Radical: 土 + 8 more strokes

埽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • sào
  • sǎo

Meanings of 埽 in Chinese

1

sào埽

A type of fascine or gabion, made of bundled branches, stalks, and stones, used in river engineering to protect embankments and block waterways.
治河时,工匠们会用坚固的埽来加固河堤。
During river management, artisans use sturdy fascines to reinforce the river banks.
A dike or revetment made of sorghum stalks.
农民们用秫秸修筑了埽,以防止洪水侵蚀农田。
Farmers built dikes with sorghum stalks to prevent floods from eroding farmland.
2

sǎo埽

Same as '扫' (sǎo), meaning to sweep or clean.
小明把院子埽得很干净。
Xiaoming swept the yard very clean.

Words with 埽

  • bà坝sào埽Fascine work, Fascine mattress

Idioms with 埽

  • bì闭mén门sào埽guǐ轨live a secluded life

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Questions about 埽

What does 埽 mean in Chinese?

埽 (sào) means “A type of fascine or gabion” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 埽?

埽 has 2 pronunciations: sào, sǎo.

How many strokes does 埽 have?

埽 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 埽?

埽 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 埽?

The radical of 埽 is 土, and 埽 is an ideographic compound.

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