梢 shāo the tip of a branch
How to remember 梢: 木 tree + 肖 resemble = the tip of a branch. The kids' kitten, which does resemble a little tiger, races up the tree and gets stuck at the tip of a branch.
Component breakdown
梢 = 木 tree + 肖 resemble
- 木 tree
- 肖 resemble
The kids' kitten, which does resemble a little tiger, races up the tree and gets stuck at the tip of a branch.
How it is used
- The tip/far end of a slender thing - 树梢 (shùshāo) treetop, 眉梢 (méishāo) the tip of the eyebrow.
- 喜上眉梢 (xǐshàng-méishāo), joy reaching the eyebrows, means visibly delighted.