鞘

qiào

scabbard; sheath

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 鞘RegularToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

qiào qiao4
  1. scabbard; sheath

Words with 鞘

  • 海鞘hǎiqiàoAscidiacea
  • 出鞘chūqiào(of a sword etc) to unsheath
  • 叶鞘yèqiào(botany) leaf sheath
  • 刀鞘dāoqiàoscabbard
  • 鞘翅qiàochìelytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing)
  • 鞘脂qiàozhīsphingolipid
  • 卵鞘luǎnqiào(invertebrate zoology) ootheca
  • 髓鞘suǐqiàomyelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)
  • 腱鞘jiànqiào(anatomy) tendon sheath
  • 鞘翅目qiàochìmùColeoptera (insect order including beetles)
  • 胚芽鞘pēiyáqiàocoleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)
  • 腱鞘炎jiànqiàoyántenosynovitis (medicine)

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