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辍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

辍 Stroke Order — How to Write 辍

Stroke Order

辍 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 车, 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.

辍 Radical and Character Components

Components:车叕

辍 is a phono-semantic compound: 车 (cart) carries the meaning, while 叕 indicates the sound.

Radical: 车 + 8 more strokes

辍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chuò

Meanings of 辍 in Chinese

1

chuò辍

to stop; to cease; to suspend
尽管生活困难,他从未想过辍学。
Despite life's difficulties, he never thought of dropping out of school.

Common Words and Phrases with 辍

1
chuò辍bǐ笔
to stop writing or painting in the middle of an activity
他正沉浸在创作中,突然电话铃响,他不得不辍笔接听。
He was deeply immersed in his creative work when the phone suddenly rang, compelling him to cease writing and answer it.
2
chuò辍shí食tǔ吐bǔ哺
To stop eating and spit out food from one's mouth, usually out of eagerness to attend to an urgent matter or receive a guest.
为了不错过与远道而来的学者交流的机会,他常常辍食吐哺,抓紧时间与大家探讨学问。
To ensure he didn't miss any opportunity to converse with scholars who had come from afar, he often stopped eating and spit out his food, seizing every moment to discuss academic matters with them.
3
chuò辍xué学
To drop out of school; to discontinue one's studies.
他因为家庭经济困难,不得不辍学打工。
He had to drop out of school to work due to family financial difficulties.
4
chuò辍yǎn演
stop performing
由于健康问题,这位老艺术家不得不辍演,离开了舞台。
Due to health issues, the veteran artist had to cease performing and retired from the stage.
5
chuò辍zhǐ止
stop doing something
由于资金不足,这个研究项目不得不辍止。
Due to insufficient funding, this research project had to be discontinued.

More words with 辍

  • bú不chuò辍uninterrupted, unceasing
  • bǐ笔gēng耕bú不chuò辍Keep writing diligently., Never stop writing.
  • bíng秉bǐ笔bú不chuò辍keep writing, write unceasingly
  • chuò辍xué学dǎ打gōng工Drop out to work, Leave school for work
  • qín勤fèn奋bú不chuò辍Unremitting diligence, Persistent hard work
  • qín勤miǎn勉bú不chuò辍unremitting diligence, persistent effort
  • qín勤xué学bú不chuò辍Persistent study, Continuous diligent learning
  • xián弦sòng诵bú不chuò辍continuous diligent study, uninterrupted academic activities
  • qín勤gēng耕bú不chuò辍Unremitting diligence, Persistent effort

Idioms with 辍

  • chuò辍háo毫qī栖dú牍Cease writing
  • zuò作chuò辍wú无cháng常work and stop without constancy
  • shǒu手bù不chuò辍juǎn卷always studying diligently
  • tǔ吐bǔ哺chuò辍xǐ洗show great courtesy to worthy scholars
  • zī孜zī孜bù不chuò辍work diligently without ceasing

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Questions about 辍

What does 辍 mean in Chinese?

辍 (chuò) means “to stop” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 辍?

辍 is pronounced chuò in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 辍 have?

辍 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 辍?

辍 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 车. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 辍?

The radical of 辍 is 车, and 辍 is a phono-semantic compound.

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