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檠 Stroke Order — How to Write 檠

Stroke Order

檠 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

檠 Radical and Character Components

Components:敬木

檠 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 敬 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 13 more strokes

檠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qíng

Meanings of 檠 in Chinese

1

qíng檠

A lamp stand or candlestick.
古人常常在床头放置一盏灯檠。
Ancient people often placed a lamp stand by their bedside.
A literary term referring to a lamp, often implying a solitary or antique lamp.
夜深了,案头的孤檠仍在微弱地发着光
It's late at night, and the solitary lamp on the desk is still emitting a faint light.
An instrument used to straighten bows and crossbows.
匠人细心调整檠,以确保弓身笔直
The craftsman carefully adjusted the qing to ensure the bow was perfectly straight.

Words with 檠

  • dēng灯qíng檠lampstand, lampholder
  • gū孤qíng檠solitary lamp stand, lonely lamp

Idioms with 檠

  • qíng檠tiān天jià架hǎi海possess immense power and extraordinary ability
  • bǔ补quē阙dēng灯qíng檠excessively subservient to his wife

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Questions about 檠

What does 檠 mean in Chinese?

檠 (qíng) means “A lamp stand or candlestick” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 檠?

檠 is pronounced qíng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 檠 have?

檠 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 檠?

檠 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 檠?

The radical of 檠 is 木, and 檠 is a phono-semantic compound.

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