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芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

芍 Stroke Order — How to Write 芍

Stroke Order

芍 is written in 6 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.

芍 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹勺

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

Radical: 艹 + 3 more strokes

芍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • sháo

Meanings of 芍 in Chinese

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sháo芍

A perennial herbaceous plant (Paeonia lactiflora, commonly known as common garden peony or Chinese peony) with pinnate leaves, grown for its large, showy flowers in early summer and its roots used in traditional medicine. '芍' is also an abbreviation for '芍药', as in '赤芍' (red peony) and '白芍' (white peony).
花园里盛开着美丽的芍药花，芬芳四溢
The beautiful peonies are in full bloom in the garden, filling the air with their fragrance.

Common Words and Phrases with 芍

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què芍pí陂
Quepi Lake, also known as Qisi Lake, is an ancient hydraulic engineering project in the Huai River basin, built by Sun Shuao during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Shouxian County, Anhui Province.
芍陂作为古代水利工程的典范，至今仍在发挥着重要的灌溉作用。
Shaobei, as a prime example of ancient hydraulic engineering, continues to play a significant role in irrigation to this day.
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sháo芍yào药
A common peony, or Chinese herbaceous peony, which is a perennial herbaceous plant with large, beautiful ornamental flowers, and its roots are used in medicine.
院子里盛开着美丽的芍药花，芬芳扑鼻
Beautiful peony flowers are blooming in the courtyard, their fragrance filling the air.

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Questions about 芍

What does 芍 mean in Chinese?

芍 (sháo) means “A perennial herbaceous plant (Paeonia lactiflora, commonly known as common garden peony or Chinese peony) with pinnate leaves, grown for its large, showy flowers in early summer and its roots used in traditional medicine. '芍' is also an abbreviation for '芍药', as in '赤芍' (red peony) and '白芍' (white peony)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 芍?

芍 is pronounced sháo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 芍 have?

芍 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 芍?

芍 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 芍?

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