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觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
觥 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

觥 Stroke Order — How to Write 觥

Stroke Order

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

觥 Radical and Character Components

Components:角光

觥 is a phono-semantic compound: 角 (horn) carries the meaning, while 光 indicates the sound.

Radical: 角 + 6 more strokes

觥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gōng

Meanings of 觥 in Chinese

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gōng觥

An ancient, elaborate wine vessel, often shaped like an animal or with an animal-head lid, commonly appearing in the idiom '觥筹交错' (gōng chóu jiāo cuò) to describe a lively banquet.
在一场盛大的宴会上，宾客们推杯换盏，觥筹交错，气氛十分热烈。
At a grand banquet, guests exchanged toasts, with wine vessels and drinking tallies crisscrossing, creating a very lively atmosphere.
Large; abundant; ample; referring to a large vessel or an abundant meal.
宴席上，摆满了丰盛的觥饭，款待远道而来的宾客
At the banquet, abundant meals were laid out to entertain the guests who had traveled a long way.

Common Words and Phrases with 觥

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gōng觥chóu筹jiāo交cuò错
Goblets flash from hand to hand, depicting a lively and festive drinking scene with many people.
节日晚宴上，大厅里觥筹交错，洋溢着欢快的气氛。
At the festive dinner, the hall was bustling with clinking wine cups and game sticks, exuding a joyous atmosphere.

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Idioms with 觥

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Questions about 觥

What does 觥 mean in Chinese?

觥 (gōng) means “An ancient” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 觥?

觥 is pronounced gōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 觥 have?

觥 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 觥?

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

What is the radical of 觥?

The radical of 觥 is 角, and 觥 is a phono-semantic compound.