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潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
潢 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

潢 Stroke Order — How to Write 潢

Stroke Order

潢 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, 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.

潢 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵黄

潢 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 黄 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 12 more strokes

潢 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • huáng
  • guāng

Meanings of 潢 in Chinese

1

huáng潢

Huang (潢) refers to a pool of stagnant water or a puddle. It is often used in terms like '潢污' (dirty puddles) or '潢潦' (rainwater puddles).
雨后，小路上积满了潢潦，孩子们小心翼翼地绕开
After the rain, the path was filled with puddles, and the children carefully walked around them.
When pronounced as 'huáng', '潢' is used in the term '装潢' (zhuānghuáng), meaning to decorate or adorn, typically referring to mounting paintings, embellishing packaging, or enhancing the appearance of items.
这家新开的咖啡馆装潢得很时尚，吸引了很多年轻人
The newly opened coffee shop is decorated in a very trendy style, attracting many young people.
2

guāng潢

When pronounced 'guāng', '潢潢' can describe something vast and deep (like water) or a majestic and imposing appearance (like a warrior).
那名将领身披战甲，威风潢潢
That general, clad in armor, looked majestic and imposing.

Common Words and Phrases with 潢

1
huáng潢zhǐ纸
Paper dyed with cork tree juice, used in ancient times for calligraphy and painting, known for its insect-repellent properties.
古人常将宣纸用黄檗汁染成潢纸，以保护珍贵的书画作品不受虫蛀。
Ancient people often dyed Xuan paper with Phellodendron amurense juice to create huangzhi, which protected valuable calligraphy and painting works from insect damage.

More words with 潢

Idioms with 潢

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Questions about 潢

What does 潢 mean in Chinese?

潢 (huáng) means “When pronounced as 'huáng'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 潢?

潢 has 2 pronunciations: huáng, guāng.

How many strokes does 潢 have?

潢 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 潢?

潢 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 潢?

The radical of 潢 is 氵, and 潢 is a phono-semantic compound.