繰 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zǎo, qiāo, sāo

to reel silk from cocoons

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

thread

喿 Sound component

zào, sào

chirping of birds

Evolution

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zǎo

to reel silk from cocoons

sāo

to reel thread

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*mə-tsˤawʔ	tsawX	zǎo	bleach; wash

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

7772nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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