tiáo

long strip

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
攸 sound component

  Sound component

yōu

  

distant

木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

Evolution

條 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
條 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
條 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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tiáo

clause, condition; string, stripe; strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

Most common words with 條
Freq.
Word
Meaning

strip

条件

condition

条例

rules

条款

clause (of contract or law)

纸条

slip of paper

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)