條 [条] tiáo
measure word
: strip; item
: article; clause (of law or treaty)
: measure word for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers, fishes, some animals)
: note
Kun Reading
条 | すじ suji
noun
: muscle; tendon; sinew
: vein; artery
: fiber; string
: line; stripe; streak
: reason; logic
: plot; storyline
: lineage; descent
: school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
: aptitude; talent
: source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
: well-informed person (in a transaction)
: logical move (in go, shogi)
: ninth vertical line (shogi)
: seam on a helmet
: (Abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)
: (Archaism) social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along
: counter for long thin things
: (Archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
条 | くだり kudari
noun
: passage; paragraph
On Reading
條 | じょう jou
used in given names
条 | じょう jou
noun
: article (in document); provision
: stripe; streak; line
條[条]件 tiao2jian4: condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
[条件 | じょうけん jouken: condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements]
條約 [条约] tiao2yue1: treaty; pact
[条約 | じょうやく jouyaku: treaty; pact]
條[条]例 tiao2li4: regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
[条例 | じょうれい jourei: regulations; rules; laws; acts; ordinance]
條[条]款 tiao2kuan3: clause (of contract or law)
[条款 | じょうかん joukan: stipulation; article; clause; provision]
條[条]文 tiao2wen2: clause; explanatory section in a document
[条文 | じょうぶん joubun: text; provisions (act, treaty)]
便條[条] bian4tiao2: (informal) note
假條[条] jia4tiao2: leave permit; application for leave
麵條 [面条] mian4tiao2: noodles
封條[条] feng1tiao2: seal
教條[条] jiao4tiao2: creed; doctrine; religious dogma
[教条 | きょうじょう kyoujou: tenet; dogma]
藤條[条] teng2tiao2: rattan; cane
Japanese expression
金科玉条 | きんかぎょくじょう kinkagyokujou
: (yogi) golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
条件を呑む | じょうけんをのむ jouken o nomu
: to accept the conditions
条件を充たす | じょうけんをみたす jouken o mitasu
: to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
命に別条はない | いのちにべつじょうはない inochini betsujou wa nai
: (one’s) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
Chinese idiom
條條框框 [条条框框] tiao2 tiao2 kuang4 kuang4
: fixed framework; restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory); regulations and restrictions
井井有條[条] jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2
: everything clear and orderly; neat and tidy
有條有理 [有条有理] you3 tiao2 you3 li3
: everything clear and orderly; neat and tidy
神經大條 [神经大条] shen2 jing1 da4 tiao2
: thick-skinned; insensitive
一條龍 [一条龙] yi1 tiao2 long2
: lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process
一條龍服務 [一条龙服务] yi1 tiao2 long2 fu2 wu4
: one-stop service
穿一條褲子 [穿一条裤子] chuan1 yi1 tiao2 ku4 zi5
: (of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together; to be like family; to share the same view of things
腳踏兩條船 [脚踏两条船] jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2
: lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat; fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
形声 Pictophonetic.
木 (mu4: tree radical 75) suggests the meaning while
攸 (you1: distant; far) provides the sound.
(木 refers to the meaning of “stick”).
简写 Simplified.
条. Created as generic character simplification #105 (條 » 条) via omission of part of the traditional character.
Examples:
我想試一下那條蓝色條紋裙。
wo3xiang3 shi4yi1xia4 na4 tiao2 lan2se4 tiao2wen2 qun2
I would like to try the blue striped skirt.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
