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捎

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to bring sth to sb; to deliver

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
手 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
捎
Common rank
#5,058
Unicode
U+634E

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 捎 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 肖 sound ( xiào )

Components 扌 肖

How to remember it

bring to · Heisig RSH #1838

fingers + candle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 捎

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
捎来 shāo lái to bring sth to sb (news etc)
捎信 shāo xìn to take a letter; to send word

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 肖 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
肖 sound part xiào to resemble, to look like; to be like
消 xiāo news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
销 xiāo to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell
哨 shào to whistle; to chirp
削 xiāo to pare, to scrape, to trim
硝 xiāo saltpeter; to tan leather
屑 xiè bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile
宵 xiāo night, evening, darkness
鞘 qiào scabbard, sheath
梢 shāo the tip of a branch; rudder
悄 qiǎo quiet, silent, still; anxious
筲 shāo basket, bucket
蛸 shāo octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest
峭 qiào steep, precipitous, rugged
逍 xiāo to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter
艄 shāo the stern of a ship
魈 xiāo mischievious mountain spirit
诮 qiào to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize
绡 xiāo raw silk