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诌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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诌 Stroke Order — How to Write 诌

Stroke Order

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

诌 Radical and Character Components

Components:讠刍

诌 is a phono-semantic compound: 讠 (words) carries the meaning, while 刍 indicates the sound.

Radical: 讠 + 5 more strokes

诌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhōu

Meanings of 诌 in Chinese

1

zhōu诌

To fabricate or make up stories, often in a nonsensical or deceptive manner; to talk nonsense.
他总是喜欢胡诌一些不着边际的故事。
He always likes to fabricate some irrelevant stories.

Words with 诌

  • xiā瞎zhōu诌Talk nonsense, Fabricate
  • hú胡zhōu诌talk nonsense, blab

Idioms with 诌

  • hú胡zhōu诌luàn乱bàng傍talk nonsense and ramble
  • hú胡zhōu诌luàn乱shuō说talk nonsense
  • suí随kǒu口hú胡zhōu诌talk offhand nonsense
  • zhōu诌shàng上yì抑xià下fawn on superiors, oppress subordinates
  • hú胡zhōu诌bā八chě扯talk nonsense and blather
  • hú胡zhōu诌luàn乱chě扯talk nonsense
  • hú胡zhōu诌luàn乱dào道Talk nonsense and fabricate wild tales
  • xìn信kǒu口hú胡zhōu诌talk irresponsibly and make things up

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Questions about 诌

What does 诌 mean in Chinese?

诌 (zhōu) means “To fabricate or make up stories, often in a nonsensical or deceptive manner; to talk nonsense” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 诌?

诌 is pronounced zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 诌 have?

诌 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 诌?

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

What is the radical of 诌?

The radical of 诌 is 讠, and 诌 is a phono-semantic compound.

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