鞘

qiào
#3,030 most
frequent character
scabbard, sheath

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鞘 pairs 革 animal hide, the meaning part, with 肖, the sound part. It first meant a knife or sword sheath. Read shāo, it also means the lash on a whip.

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Homophones

HSK 6
翘qiào
to raise
撬qiào
to pry
壳qiào
(bound form) shell, Taiwan pr. [ke2]

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