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肓 Stroke Order — How to Write 肓

Stroke Order

肓 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, 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.

肓 Radical and Character Components

Components:亡⺼

肓 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 亡 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 3 more strokes

肓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • huāng

Meanings of 肓 in Chinese

1

huāng肓

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, 'huang' (肓) refers to the region between the heart and the diaphragm. It is part of the idiom 'gao huang' (膏肓), which literally means 'vital organs' but figuratively denotes a critical, inaccessible area. The phrase 'bing ru gao huang' (病入膏肓) signifies a disease that has reached an incurable stage, beyond the reach of medicine.
他这种不健康的生活方式,再不改变就要病入膏肓了
If he doesn't change this unhealthy lifestyle, he will soon become terminally ill (or beyond cure).

Idioms with 肓

  • bìng病rù入gāo膏huāng肓beyond cure or remedy
  • gāo膏huāng肓zhī之jí疾an incurable or fatal illness
  • bìng病rǎn染gāo膏huāng肓beyond remedy or cure
  • bìng病zài在gāo膏huāng肓beyond repair or help
  • shēn深rù入gāo膏huāng肓beyond remedy or cure
  • gāo膏huāng肓quán泉shí石incurable passion for nature and reclusion
  • quán泉shí石gāo膏huāng肓incurable obsession with nature

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Questions about 肓

What does 肓 mean in Chinese?

肓 (huāng) means “In Traditional Chinese Medicine” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 肓?

肓 is pronounced huāng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 肓 have?

肓 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 肓?

肓 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 肓?

The radical of 肓 is ⺼, and 肓 is a phono-semantic compound.

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