梢

tip of branch

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,992 U+68A2

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 (semantic, “tree”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)

components: 木肖

treetops · Heisig RSH #1568

木 tree + candle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 肖

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 肖 (xiào) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
肖 sound component	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
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
捎	shāo	to carry, to take; to select
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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
末梢神经	mò shāo shén jīng	peripheral nerve
梢公	shāo gōng	variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]
发梢	fà shāo	hair ends
眼梢	yǎn shāo	corner of eye near temple
白尾梢虹雉	bái wěi shāo hóng zhì	(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
后梢	hòu shāo	stern (of a boat)
尾梢	wěi shāo	the tip; the end; the very end
树梢	shù shāo	the tip of a tree; treetop
眉梢	méi shāo	tip of brow
末梢	mò shāo	tip; end; last few days
钉梢	dīng shāo	old variant of 盯梢[ding1 shao1]
盯梢	dīng shāo	to follow sb; to tail; to shadow