梢

shāo

HSK 2.0 Level 6 Rare

Definitions

1. tip of branch

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• 枝 zhī 枝 zhī branch 梢 is the tip of a branch; 枝 is the branch itself: branch

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Often used in 树梢 (treetop) or 眉梢 (tip of the eyebrow). Not used alone to mean 'end' in general contexts.

Common mistakes

梢 (shāo) specifically means the very tip of a branch, not the whole branch or twig. Don't confuse it with 枝 (zhī, branch) or 树梢 (shùshāo, treetop).

Words Containing 梢

• 树梢 树梢 shù shāo: the tip of a tree; treetop
• 尾梢 尾梢 wěi shāo: the tip
• 后梢 后梢 hòu shāo: stern (of a boat)
• 末梢 末梢 mò shāo: tip
• 末梢神经 末梢神经 mò shāo shén jīng: peripheral nerve
• 白尾梢虹雉 白尾梢虹雉 bái wěi shāo hóng zhì: (bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri)
• 盯梢 盯梢 dīng shāo: to follow sb
• 眉梢 眉梢 méi shāo: tip of brow
• 眼梢 眼梢 yǎn shāo: corner of eye near temple
• 钉梢 钉梢 dīng shāo: to follow sb
• 发梢 发梢 fà shāo: hair ends