鞘 - qiào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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16 strokes
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鞘

elytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing)

sphingolipid

(of a sword etc) to unsheath

scabbard

tendon sheath (anatomy); epitendon

myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)

coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

tenosynovitis (medicine)

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