Pinyin: shàoEnglish Definition: a whistle; sentry
Chinese Definition:
①巡逻,警戒防守的岗位:哨兵。哨卡。哨所。岗哨。放哨。
②古代军队的编制单位,历代标准不一。
③一种小笛:哨子。
④用口吹出的高尖音:口哨儿。
⑤鸟叫。
Total strokes: 10;
Radical: 口 Pictophonetic:
肖 indicates the sound;
口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 肖 [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like