䈰

䈰 U+4230, 䈰 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4230 ← 䈯 [U+422F] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A 䈱 → [U+4231]

Translingual

Han character

䈰 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹手火月 (HQFB), composition ⿱𥫗捎)

1. a brush for washing kitchen utensils
2. a bamboo ware for holding rice used in ancient times
3. a basket for washing rice
4. a small bucket for chopsticks
5. (same as 梢) the tip of a branch or things of similar shape
6. the end of something
7. the rudder
8. (interchangeable 筲)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 894, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2998, character 1
• Unihan data for U+4230

Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 䈰 – see 筲. (This character is a variant form of 筲).

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		䈰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shāo (shao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shao
    • Wade–Giles: shao¹
    • Yale: shāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shau
    • Palladius: шао (šao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: sraew

Rime
Character	䈰
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	所交切
Baxter	sraew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃˠau/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃᵚau/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃau/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂaɨw/
Li Rong	/ʃau/
Wang Li	/ʃau/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂau/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	saau1

Definitions

䈰

1. a brush for washing kitchen utensils
2. a bamboo ware for holding rice used in ancient times
3. a basket for washing rice
4. a small bucket for chopsticks