条

條

tiáo

夂 + 朩

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 2

Definitions

tiáo (classifier) classifier for long thin things (rope, river, road etc)

tiáo (noun) item; article

tiáo (noun) clause; provision

Etymology

Simplified form of 條. Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 攸 represents the sound.

About

条 is the simplified form of 條, a phonosemantic compound where 木 (tree) suggests the meaning and 攸 (yōu) the sound. Its original sense depicts the long, slender branches growing from a tree trunk, and from this image it broadened into a versatile measure word for elongated things like rivers, roads, snakes, and trousers, as well as abstract sequences of rules, regulations, and listed items.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这条马路很宽。

Zhè tiáo mǎlù hěn kuān.

This road is very wide.

我需要一条干净的毛巾。

Wǒ xūyào yī tiáo gānjìng de máojīn.

I need a clean towel.

那条新闻很重要。

Nà tiáo xīnwén hěn zhòngyào.

That piece of news is very important.

这条裙子太长了。

Zhè tiáo qúnzi tài cháng le.

This skirt is too long.

河边有一条弯曲的小路。

Hé biān yǒu yī tiáo wānqū de xiǎolù.

There is a winding path by the river.

请遵守以下三条规则。

Qǐng zūnshǒu yǐxià sān tiáo guīzé.

Please follow the three rules below.

双方签订了一条新条约。

Shuāngfāng qiāndìng le yī tiáo xīn tiáoyuē.

The two sides signed a new treaty.

他清晰地列出了三条反对的理由。

Tā qīngxī de lièchū le sān tiáo fǎnduì de lǐyóu.

He clearly listed three reasons for his opposition.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 夂

Component: 朩

条