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坨 Stroke Order — How to Write 坨

Stroke Order

坨 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, 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.

坨 Radical and Character Components

Components:土它

坨 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 它 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 5 more strokes

坨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • tuó

Meanings of 坨 in Chinese

1

tuó坨

A lump or pile of something, often soft or amorphous, such as mud or dough.
桌上放着一坨湿泥巴。
There was a lump of wet mud on the table.
An open-air pile of salt; a heap or lump of something.
海边堆放着一坨坨雪白的盐。
Piles of snow-white salt are stacked by the sea.

Words with 坨

  • tuó坨yán盐lump of salt, heap of salt
  • yì一tuó坨tuo坨lumps, clumps
  • qiǔ糗chéng成yì一tuó坨a complete mess, utterly mortified

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Questions about 坨

What does 坨 mean in Chinese?

坨 (tuó) means “A lump or pile of something” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 坨?

坨 is pronounced tuó in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 坨 have?

坨 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 坨?

坨 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 坨?

The radical of 坨 is 土, and 坨 is a phono-semantic compound.

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