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杪
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tip of twig

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
miǎo
ビョウ、ショウ
こずえ
초, 묘
The tip 少 of a branch 木; 少 also provides the pronunciation
Components
木 tree+ 少 few =
杪 tip of twig
木 Meaning component
mù tree
少 Meaning component
shǎo few
few, less, inadequate
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
杪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
杪 [miǎo]
the limit; tip of branch
Japanese
梢 、 杪 (rare) こずえ 同音
noun treetop; tip of a branch
楚 、 楉 、 杪 すわえ 、 ずわえ 、 すわい 、 ずわい 同音

noun

  1. archaic switch (long, slender shoot of a tree)
  2. archaic switch (cane used for flogging)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
杪 こずえ
Kozue female given name
CHINESE WORDS (1)
月杪 [yuè​miǎo]
last few days of the month
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
梢 [こずえ] #15,276
treetop
楚 [すわえ] #63,443
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree)
末葉 [まつよう] #128,192
end (of an era, century)
樹梢 [じゅしょう] #231,339
treetop
日陰杪欏 [ひかげへご]
brush pot tree (Cyathea lepifera)
杪冬 [びょうとう]
end of winter
杪春 [びょうしゅん]
end of spring
桫欏 [ヘゴ]
Cyathea spinulosa (species of tree fern)
杪秋 [びょうしゅう]
end of autumn (fall)
葼 [しもと]
slender shoot