鞘 (ciu3 saau1 | qiao4 shao1) : sheath; whiplash

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鞘

ciu3 saau1

qiao4 shao1

[粵] ciu3 [國] qiao4
[1] sheath; scabbard
[2] sheath-shaped thing

[粵] saau1 [國] shao1
whiplash (flexible part of a whip)

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: (#177)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鞘

This word has been viewed 3143 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st May 2010 16:34 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2014 05:43

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鞭鞘 bin1 saau1 bian1 shao1 = whip lash

刀鞘 doi1 ciu3 dao1 qiao4 = sheath or scabbard for a knife

劍鞘 gim3 ciu3 jian4 qiao4 = scabbard for a sword

裝鞘 zong1 ciu3 zhuang1 qiao4 = scabbard

鞘翅 ciu3 ci3 qiao4 chi4 = elytrum

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Decimal representation of this word: 鞘
Unicode code for this character: U+9798 (off-site link)

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