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冗 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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冗 Stroke Order — How to Write 冗

Stroke Order

冗 is written in 4 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 冖, 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.

冗 Radical and Character Components

Components:冖几

冗 is an ideographic compound. A cover-cloth 冖 on a table 几.

Radical: 冖 + 2 more strokes

冗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • rǒng

Meanings of 冗 in Chinese

1

rǒng冗

Superfluous, redundant, or unnecessary (e.g., long-winded speech, excessive details).
这次会议的发言过于冗长,浪费了大家不少时间。
The speech at this meeting was too long-winded, wasting a lot of everyone's time.
Busy; superfluous or redundant (referring to affairs or tasks).
感谢您拨冗参加本次会议。
Thank you for sparing your valuable time to attend this meeting.

Common Words and Phrases with 冗

1
rǒng冗bǐ笔
superfluous words or strokes in writing or painting
在书法创作中,每一笔都应有其意义,力求避免冗笔。
In calligraphic creation, every stroke should have its meaning, striving to avoid superfluous strokes.
2
rǒng冗cí词zhuì赘jù句
Superfluous or redundant words and sentences, especially in writing that is not concise.
这篇文章充满了冗词赘句,读起来令人感到疲惫。
This article is full of redundant words and sentences, making it tiring to read.
3
rǒng冗fán繁
Numerous and tedious.
他不喜欢冗繁的程序,总是追求简洁高效。
He dislikes overly complicated and redundant procedures, always pursuing simplicity and efficiency.
4
rǒng冗guān官
Redundant or superfluous officials; officials who are unnecessary or without specific duties.
在那个庞大的组织机构中,有几位冗官,他们没有固定的职责,但总能在关键时刻被委以重任
Within that large organizational structure, there were a few supernumerary officials; they did not have fixed responsibilities but were always entrusted with important tasks during critical moments.
5
rǒng冗ruò弱
Lengthy, tedious, and weak (referring to writing or arguments); feeble.
报告的结尾部分显得有些冗弱,未能有力地总结全文。
The concluding part of the report seemed a bit verbose and weak, failing to powerfully summarize the entire text.
6
rǒng冗wù务
miscellaneous or trivial tasks/affairs
他为了集中精力处理核心业务,决定将一些冗务外包出去。
To focus on core business operations, he decided to outsource some of the tedious and trivial tasks.
7
rǒng冗yú余
Superfluous repetition or unnecessary elements; the state of being redundant.
为了提高系统可靠性,我们增加了数据冗余备份。
To improve system reliability, we added redundant data backups.
8
rǒng冗yuán员
redundant personnel; superfluous staff
这家公司因为业务调整,不得不裁减一些冗员。
This company had to lay off some redundant staff due to business adjustments.
9
rǒng冗zá杂
Excessively complicated and disorganized, often referring to affairs or writing that is lengthy and muddled.
这份报告内容过于冗杂,使得读者很难抓住重点
The content of this report is overly redundant and complex, making it difficult for readers to grasp the main points.
10
rǒng冗cháng长
tediously long or excessively drawn out
他写的这篇报告内容过于冗长,让读者难以抓住重点。
The content of the report he wrote was excessively verbose, making it difficult for readers to grasp the main points.
11
rǒng冗zhuì赘
Verbose or redundant, especially in writing or speech; prolix.
这篇文章的开头部分有些冗赘,如果能精简一下会更好。
The beginning of this article is a bit verbose; it would be better if it were more concise.

More words with 冗

  • fán烦rǒng冗Complicated, tedious, and prolix.
  • bō拨rǒng冗to take time out, to spare some time
  • rǒng冗yú余xìn信xī息redundant information, redundancy
  • rǒng冗wù务chán缠shēn身Swamped with work, Bogged down by trivial tasks
  • rǒng冗cháng长fá乏wèi味Tedious, Lengthy and dull

Idioms with 冗

  • yǔ语jìn近cí词rǒng冗simple language, redundant words
  • rǒng冗bù不jiàn见zhì治overwhelmed by trivial matters, achieve nothing
  • xīn心fán烦yì意rǒng冗agitated and overwhelmed
  • xīn心láo劳yì意rǒng冗flustered and confused from excessive worries

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Questions about 冗

What does 冗 mean in Chinese?

冗 (rǒng) means “Superfluous” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 冗?

冗 is pronounced rǒng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 冗 have?

冗 has 4 strokes.

How do you write 冗?

冗 is written in 4 strokes, starting from the radical 冖. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 冗?

The radical of 冗 is 冖, and 冗 is an ideographic compound.

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