镖 (biāo): dart-like throwing weapon, goods sent under the protection of an armed escort
镖 (biāo) is a Chinese character meaning “dart-like throwing weapon.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 票 (phonetic). It ranks #2257 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 镖 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- dart-like throwing weapon
- goods sent under the protection of an armed escort
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 保镖noun | bǎo biāo | bodyguard |
| 镖师 | biāo shī | see 鏢客|镖客 |
| 镖客noun | biāo kè | (old) armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans) |
| 回力镖 | huí lì biāo | boomerang |
| 飞镖noun | fēi biāo | darts (game) |
| 镖局noun | biāo jú | (old) escort agency that provides protection of goods and valuables during transport |
| 回旋镖 | huí xuán biāo | boomerang |
| 镖枪 | biāo qiāng | variant of 標槍|标枪 |
| 梭镖noun | suō biāo | spear |
镖 appears in 9 compound words: 44 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
紧接着，他扬手，一枚飞镖旋转飞出，划过一道弧线，又稳稳落到烟袋锅上。
jǐn jiē zhe , tā yáng shǒu , yī méi fēi biāo xuán zhuǎn fēi chū , huá guò yī dào hú xiàn , yòu wěn wěn luò dào yān dài guō shàng .
Immediately afterward, he raised his hand, and a dart spun through the air, tracing an arc before landing steadily on the bowl of the tobacco pipe.
譬如在《荒野大镖客 2》中，打扑克等活动就会改变时间推进速度。
pì rú zài huāng yě dà biāo kè 2 zhōng , dǎ pū kè děng huó dòng jiù huì gǎi biàn shí jiān tuī jìn sù dù .
For example, in *Red Dead Redemption 2*, activities such as playing poker affect the rate at which time progresses.
专辑名是对经典西部片《黄金三镖客》的致敬。
zhuān jí míng shì duì jīng diǎn xī bù piàn huáng jīn sān biāo kè de zhì jìng .
The album title is a tribute to the classic Western film *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*.
凭借《镖人》中阿育娅一角，越剧演员陈丽君一举斩获百花奖最佳新人。
píng jiè biāo rén zhōng ā yù 娅 yī jiǎo , yuè jù yǎn yuán chén lì jūn yī jǔ zhǎn huò bǎi huā jiǎng zuì jiā xīn rén .
For her role as Ayuya in *The Escort*, Yue Opera actress Chen Lijun won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Newcomer.
对话网翎 CEO 刘宇：《镖人》剧组用的卫星通讯，我希望多数人也用得到丨多样性公司
duì huà wǎng 翎 C E O liú yǔ : biāo rén jù zǔ yòng de wèi xīng tōng xùn , wǒ xī wàng duō shǔ rén yě yòng dé dào 丨 duō yàng xìng gōng sī
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Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced biāo
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