翁 Stroke Order — How to Write 翁

Stroke Order

翁 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 羽, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

翁 Radical and Character Components

Components:公羽

翁 is a phono-semantic compound: 羽 (feather) carries the meaning, while 公 indicates the sound.

Radical: 羽 + 4 more strokes

翁 Pronunciation and Pinyin

wēng

Meanings of 翁 in Chinese

wēng翁

An old man; an elderly person, often used in compounds like 'fisherman' (渔翁) or in the idiom 'Sai Weng Shi Ma, Yan Zhi Fei Fu' (塞翁失马，焉知非福) meaning 'a setback may turn out to be a blessing in disguise'.

湖边的老翁，每天都会在清晨钓鱼。

The old man by the lake fishes every morning.

In classical Chinese, '翁' can refer to 'father,' often used respectfully or in literary contexts, as seen in the phrase '家祭无忘告乃翁' (When offering sacrifices to ancestors, do not forget to tell your father).

他谨记慈翁的教诲，努力做个正直的人。

He carefully remembered his benevolent father's teachings and strived to be an upright person.

Father-in-law (husband's father), often used in compounds like '翁姑' (wēnggū) referring to parents-in-law.

她和她的翁姑相处得很好。

She gets along very well with her parents-in-law.

Father-in-law (one's wife's father); commonly used in the compound '翁婿' (wēngxù), meaning father-in-law and son-in-law.

他与岳父是模范翁婿。

He and his father-in-law are a model father-in-law-son-in-law duo.

Bird's neck feathers.

古人将鸟颈部的羽毛称作‘翁’。

Ancient people referred to the feathers on a bird's neck as 'wēng'.

Common Words and Phrases with 翁

wēng翁gū姑

a woman's parents-in-law

她和她的翁姑相处得非常融洽，就像一家人一样。

She gets along very well with her parents-in-law, just like a family.

wēng翁zhòng仲

Wengzhong (翁仲) refers to a stone statue, especially one placed in front of a tomb or grave, often depicting a human figure. It is named after Ruan Wengzhong, a legendary giant from the Qin Dynasty whose likeness was cast into bronze figures.