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碜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
碜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

碜 Stroke Order — How to Write 碜

Stroke Order

碜 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 石, 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.

碜 Radical and Character Components

Components:石参

碜 is a phono-semantic compound: 石 (stone) carries the meaning, while 参 indicates the sound.

Radical: 石 + 8 more strokes

碜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chěn

Meanings of 碜 in Chinese

1

chěn碜

Containing sand or grit; gritty (often used to describe food that feels gritty when chewed, like 'yáchěn').
这粥没煮好,吃起来有点牙碜。
This porridge isn't cooked well; it feels a bit gritty when eaten.
Ugly; unsightly; shameful. Often used in the compound '寒碜' (hán chen), meaning shabby, disgraceful, or embarrassing.
他穿得太寒碜了,都不好意思出门。
He was dressed too shabbily to even want to go out.

Words with 碜

  • hán寒chěn碜shabby, ridicule
  • yá牙chěn碜Gritty, Sandy

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Questions about 碜

What does 碜 mean in Chinese?

碜 (chěn) means “Containing sand or grit” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 碜?

碜 is pronounced chěn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 碜 have?

碜 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 碜?

碜 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 石. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 碜?

The radical of 碜 is 石, and 碜 is a phono-semantic compound.

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