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貅

Brave Heraldic Beast

On’yomiきゅう
13 strokes Radical 豸 badger
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 貅

Stroke order is not decoration — it determines how the character looks handwritten and how dictionaries index it.

貅
13 strokes
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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 貅

Almost every kanji is built from a small set of reusable parts. Learn the parts once and you stop memorising thousands of unrelated shapes.

豸 radical snake + 休 right rest =
貅Brave Heraldic Beast
部首 · Radical

The radical of 貅

豸 Radical 153 of 214
Badger

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 貅 is filed under 豸 (badger) — radical number 153 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 豸

練習 · Practice

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 貅

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

豼貅 ヒキュー ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior
貔貅 ヒキュー ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 貅

What does the kanji 貅 mean?

貅 means Brave Heraldic Beast.

How do you read the kanji 貅?

貅 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) きゅう.

How many strokes does 貅 have?

貅 is written with 13 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 貅?

The radical of 貅 is 豸 (badger), radical number 153 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 貅 made of?

貅 is built from 豸 (snake) and 休 (rest). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 貅?

Common words written with 貅 include 豼貅 (ヒキュー, ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior); 貔貅 (ヒキュー, ferocious leopard-like beast (Chinese legendary animal); brave warrior).

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