杪

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: miǎo
Cantonese: miu5
JapaneseKun: KOZUE
JapaneseOn: BYOU SHOU
Korean: CHO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: tip of twig, top of tree; twig

CE-Dict: the limit/tip of branch

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》杪木標末也。从木少聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】杪
【唐韻】亡沼切【集韻】【韻會】彌沼切，𠀤音藐。【說文】木標末也。【方言】杪，小也。木細枝謂之杪。　又歲末亦曰杪。【禮·王制】冢宰制國用，必于歲之杪。　又秋杪。【宋玉·九辨】靚杪秋之遙夜兮。　又林杪。【柳宗元·登西山詩】縈迴出林杪。　又【集韻】楚敎切，音鈔。義同。

CF-Dict: bout/fin

Han-De-Dict: Astspitze (u.E.) (S)/Baumspitze (u.E.) (S)/Zweig (u.E.) (S)