枵 Stroke Order

枵 [xiāo] 1. 空虚 (empty) 例: ～腹 (empty stomach); 外肥中～ (fat outside, empty inside). 2. 布的丝缕稀而薄 (thin) 例: ～薄 (thin fabric). 3. 指腹空，饥饿 (hungry) 例: 枵腹而守 (defending while hungry); 枵枣 (seedless jujube). 【本义】: 木根 (original meaning: root of a tree) 【造字法】: 形声。从木，号声 (method of character formation: pictophonetic, associated with wood). 引: 1. 《左传·襄公二十八年》：岁在星纪，而淫于玄枵。玄枵，虚中也 (Zuo Zhuan, Year 28 of Duke Xiang: The year is in the star chronology, and indulged in "Xuanxiao", meaning emptiness). 2. 《天工开物》：又有蕉纱，乃闽中取芭蕉皮析缉为之，轻细之甚，值贱而质枵，不可为衣也 (Tiangong Kaiwu: There is also banana fabric, made from banana peels, very light and thin, cheap and thin in quality, unsuitable for clothing). 例: 如: 枵朽 (empty and decayed); 枵如 (appearance of emptiness); 枵枵 (appearance of emptiness); 枵虚 (emptiness).