shāo

tip of branch

tree (木) + sound (肖) = the tip of a branch

木 roots the meaning firmly in wood and trees. 肖 mainly provides the shāo sound; the semantic work is done entirely by the tree radical.

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风吹过树,叶子轻轻地动了。

fēng chuī guò shù shāo,yè zi qīng qīng de dòng le。

The wind blew over the treetops, and the leaves moved gently.

那只鸟站在最高的树上,往远处看。

nà zhī niǎo zhàn zài zuì gāo de shù shāo shàng,wǎng yuǎn chù kàn。

That bird stood at the very tip of the highest branch, looking into the distance.

Words with 梢

钉梢

dīng shāo

to follow sb

发梢

fà shāo

hair ends

尾梢

wěi shāo

the tip

后梢

hòu shāo

stern (of a boat)

末梢

mò shāo

tip

末梢神经

mò shāo shén jīng

peripheral nerve

梢公

shāo gōng

variant of 艄公[shao1 gong1]

树梢

shù shāo

the tip of a tree; treetop

白尾梢虹雉

bái wěi shāo hóng zhì

(bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)

盯梢

dīng shāo

to follow sb

眉梢

méi shāo

tip of brow

眼梢

yǎn shāo

corner of eye near temple

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