紇 meaning and stroke order
Inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe
How to write 紇, stroke by stroke
9 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 紇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- knot
- tassels
How 紇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Silk.
乞 gives the meaning and 糹 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 紇
On the left is the silk radical 糹, which points to the meaning silk. Picture a loose thread of silk tied into a little knot or hanging as a tassel beside 乞.
紇 is rare in modern Chinese and mostly appears in names and historical terms. Read hé, it appears in 回紇 (Huíhé), the name of an ancient Uighur people, and in 叔梁紇 (Shūliáng Hé), the father of Confucius. Example: 回紇是古代的民族。(Huíhé shì gǔdài de mínzú.) The Huihe were an ancient people.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as qǐ because of the 乞 part, but the readings are gē and hé. It is also easy to confuse with 約 (yuē) or 給 (gěi), which share the silk radical but have different right sides.
Questions about 紇
How many strokes are in 紇?
紇 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 紇 mean?
紇 (gē) means inferior silk; tassel, knot, fringe.
How do you pronounce 紇?
紇 is pronounced gē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 紇?
The radical of 紇 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 紇 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 紇?
紇 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 纥, used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 紇 read gē and when hé?
Read gē when it means a knot, as in 紇繨 (gēda), an old way of writing 疙瘩. Read hé in names such as 回紇 (Huíhé) and 叔梁紇 (Shūliáng Hé).
How is 紇 written in simplified Chinese?
In simplified Chinese the silk radical becomes 纟, so the character is written 纥. The meaning and readings stay the same.