橇 meaning and stroke order
A sledge for transportation
How to write 橇, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 橇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sled
- sleigh
How 橇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 毳 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 橇
橇 combines 木 (wood), which gives the meaning, with 毳 (cuì, fine fur), which hints at the sound. Picture a wooden sled pulled across the snow by furry animals, with a fur blanket keeping the rider warm.
橇 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 雪橇 (xuěqiāo), meaning a sled or sleigh. Example: 孩子们在山坡上坐雪橇。(Háizimen zài shānpō shang zuò xuěqiāo.) The children are sledding on the hillside.
Common mistake: Learners often read 橇 as cuì because of its phonetic part 毳, but the correct reading is qiāo with a first tone. Also count the right side carefully: 毳 is three 毛 stacked, one on top and two below.
Common words with 橇
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 雪橇 | xuěqiāo | sled; sledge |
橇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 橇
How many strokes are in 橇?
橇 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 橇 mean?
橇 (qiāo) means a sledge for transportation. A common word with it is 雪橇 (xuěqiāo), meaning "sled; sledge".
How do you pronounce 橇?
橇 is pronounced qiāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 橇?
The radical of 橇 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 橇 under this radical.
How do you say "to go sledding" in Chinese?
You can say 坐雪橇 (zuò xuěqiāo) or 滑雪橇 (huá xuěqiāo). Both describe riding a sled down snow.
Is 橇 the same qiāo as in 撬 (to pry)?
No. 撬 (qiào) means to pry open and uses the hand radical 扌 with a fourth tone. 橇 uses the wood radical 木 and only means sled.