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孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
孥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

孥 Stroke Order — How to Write 孥

Stroke Order

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

孥 Radical and Character Components

Components:奴子

孥 is a phono-semantic compound: 子 (son) carries the meaning, while 奴 indicates the sound.

Radical: 子 + 5 more strokes

孥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • nú

Meanings of 孥 in Chinese

1

nú孥

Nú refers to one's children, or more broadly, one's wife and children.
他为了供养妻孥,常年在外奔波
He constantly travels for work to provide for his wife and children.

Words with 孥

  • qī妻nú孥wife and children

Idioms with 孥

  • zuì罪bù不jí及nú孥guilt does not extend to family
  • zuì罪rén人bù不nú孥Punish the offender, not their family

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Questions about 孥

What does 孥 mean in Chinese?

孥 (nú) means “Nú refers to one's children” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 孥?

孥 is pronounced nú in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 孥 have?

孥 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 孥?

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

What is the radical of 孥?

The radical of 孥 is 子, and 孥 is a phono-semantic compound.

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