00162 Chinese character of 條 and pronounce tiu4

The Chinese character【條】that we will introduce this time is a character that describes shape or standard. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Slender or regular. Explanation: (1) A small branch of a tree. Such as: “willow twigs”, “rattan”. (2) Something long and narrow. Such as: “cloth strips”, “noodles”, “gold bars”, “lines”, “fried dough sticks”. (3) Items and projects. Such as: “laws”, “clauses”, “regulations”. (4) Order and system. For example: “well-organized”. (5) Quantifier: A> Unit for counting strips. For example: “a fish”, “two lines”, “three cigarettes”, and “five skirts”. B>The unit for calculating the sub-items of the document. For example: “The Civil Code has 1,225 articles.”

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【條】:tiáo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【條】:tiu4

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【條】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【條】, for example:Describe the shape or specification , It means mainly slender things or regular .Because Chinese characters embody extensive meanings, there may be deeper interpretations and specific functions beyond what is presented here.

【條】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【木條、條款】(Mandarin Pinyin:mù tiáo 、tiáo kuǎn/ Cantonese Jyutping:muk6 tiu4 、tiu4 fun2)

This character has a total of 11 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


他用木條搭建了一個簡易棚子。

He built a simple shed with wooden strips.


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