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荚 Stroke Order — How to Write 荚

Stroke Order

荚 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, 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.

荚 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹夹

荚 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 夹 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 6 more strokes

荚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiá

Meanings of 荚 in Chinese

1

jiá荚

pod (of legumes); a long, narrow fruit, often without partitions, typical of leguminous plants.
这个季节,菜园里的豆荚都长得很饱满
This season, the bean pods in the vegetable garden are very plump.

Common Words and Phrases with 荚

1
jiá荚guǒ果
A pod is a type of dry fruit, formed from a single carpel, that splits open into two halves when mature.
豌豆的果实就是典型的荚果,成熟后会裂开露出里面的豆子。
The fruit of the pea plant is a typical pod, which splits open when ripe to reveal the peas inside.

More words with 荚

  • dòu豆jiá荚pod, bean pod
  • yú榆jiá荚elm seeds or pods
  • míng蓂jiá荚Auspicious grass, Míngjiá grass
  • wān豌dòu豆jiá荚Pea pod, SnapPea

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Questions about 荚

What does 荚 mean in Chinese?

荚 (jiá) means “pod (of legumes)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 荚?

荚 is pronounced jiá in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 荚 have?

荚 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 荚?

荚 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 荚?

The radical of 荚 is 艹, and 荚 is a phono-semantic compound.

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