tip; the thin end of a twig; etc (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
梢 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
捎 shāo - drive backwards; back (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
少 shǎo - few (adj.) | HSK 1
哨 shào - sentry; whistle; chirp (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
树梢上停着一只小鸟在歌唱。 shù shāo shàng tíngzhe yī zhī xiǎoniǎo zài gēchàng. - A little bird is singing on the treetop.
他看到树梢上的猫在捕捉小鸟。 tā kàndào shù shāo shàng de māo zài bǔzhuō xiǎoniǎo. - He saw the cat on the treetop catching birds.
她喜欢坐在窗户旁边，眺望远处的树梢。 tā xǐhuān zuò zài chuānghù pángbiān, tiàowàng yuǎnchù de shù shāo. - She likes to sit beside the window and gaze at the treetops in the distance.
树梢上的松鼠敏捷地跳跃着。 shù shāo shàng de sōngshǔ mǐnjié de tiàoyuèzhe. - The squirrel on the treetop is jumping agilely.
他把一只纸飞机扔向树梢，希望能够抓到注意力。 tā bǎ yī zhī zhǐ fēijī rēng xiàng shù shāo, xīwàng nénggòu zhuā dào zhùyìlì. - He threw a paper airplane towards the treetop, hoping to attract attention.