梢 shāo the tip of a branch
怎么记住“梢”: 木 tree + 肖 resemble = the tip of a branch. The kids' kitten, which does resemble a little tiger, races up the tree and gets stuck at the tip of a branch.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
梢 = 木 tree + 肖 resemble
- 木 tree meaning
- 肖 resemble sound
The kids' kitten, which does resemble a little tiger, races up the tree and gets stuck at the tip of a branch.
How it came to be
The tree gives the meaning and the sign for to resemble gives the sound.
用法
- The tip/far end of a slender thing: 树梢 (shùshāo) treetop, 眉梢 (méishāo) the tip of the eyebrow.
- 喜上眉梢 (xǐshàng-méishāo), joy reaching the eyebrows, means visibly delighted.