爻 meaning and stroke order
Diagrams for divination
Strokes4
Pinyinyáo
ToneTone 2
How to write 爻, stroke by stroke
4 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 爻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
yáosecond tone (rising)
- the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶
How 爻 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Two marks 乂 on an oracle bone.
Characters that contain 爻
Learning 爻 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 爻
How many strokes are in 爻?
爻 is written with 4 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 爻 mean?
爻 (yáo) means diagrams for divination.
How do you pronounce 爻?
爻 is pronounced yáo, in the second tone (rising).