biāo

archaic
technical

Meaning of

镳 means ends of a horse's bit protruding from the mouth; dart; throwing weapon (archaic variant of 镖). Pronounced biāo.

  • ends of a horse's bit protruding from the mouth
  • dart; throwing weapon (archaic variant of 镖)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes20

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rén
yòng
 
fēn
dào
yáng
biāo
 
zǒu
de
 

The ancients used the idiom '分道扬镳' to metaphorically describe going their separate ways.

 
Shuō
wén
jiě
 
zhōng
duì
biāo
yǒu
zhuān
mén
de
jiě
shì
 

The ancient text 'Shuowen Jiezi' has a specific explanation for the character 镳.