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棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

棒 Stroke Order — How to Write 棒

Stroke Order

棒 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

棒 Radical and Character Components

Components:木奉

棒 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 奉 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 8 more strokes

棒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bàng

Meanings of 棒 in Chinese

1

bàng棒

A stick, club, or rod; can also refer to a baseball bat, or used in compounds like 'popsicle' (棒冰) and 'corn' (棒子).
他喜欢打棒球。
He likes to play baseball.
Excellent; great; outstanding (referring to performance, ability, or physical condition).
你的演讲棒极了！
Your speech was excellent!

Common Words and Phrases with 棒

1
bàng棒bàng棒táng糖
A lollipop is a hard candy on a stick, meant for sucking or licking.
小明得到了一个草莓味的棒棒糖，他开心地把它放进嘴里。
Xiao Ming got a strawberry-flavored lollipop, and he happily put it in his mouth.
2
bàng棒bīng冰
A popsicle (or ice lolly/ice pop) is a frozen dessert on a stick.
夏天吃一根棒冰真是太舒服了。
Eating an ice pop in summer is truly refreshing.
3
bàng棒cāo操
stick exercises, an artistic gymnastics event using a stick as apparatus
这位运动员在比赛中表演了一套精彩绝伦的棒操，赢得了观众的热烈掌声。
The athlete performed a spectacular club routine in the competition, earning enthusiastic applause from the audience.
4
bàng棒chuí槌
A wooden club or pestle used for washing or flattening clothes.
奶奶用棒槌把衣服洗得干干净净。
Grandma used a washing mallet to wash the clothes thoroughly clean.
5
bàng棒hè喝
A sharp jolt or warning, often a shout or blow, used in Zen Buddhism to enlighten students; metaphorically, a sudden wake-up call to awaken someone from delusion.
他的父母对他沉迷游戏感到非常担忧，最终决定给他一个棒喝，没收了他的电脑。
His parents were deeply concerned about his addiction to video games, and finally decided to give him a stern wake-up call by confiscating his computer.
6
bàng棒qiú球
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players.
我和朋友们周末经常一起去公园打棒球
My friends and I often go to the park to play baseball on weekends.
7
bàng棒zi子
Bàngzi (棒子) can refer to a club or stick, or dialectally, to corn or corncob.
他拿起一根棒子，轻轻敲打着地上的石头。
He picked up a stick and gently tapped the stones on the ground.
8
bàng棒zi子miàn面
cornmeal; corn flour
奶奶用棒子面烙了几个香喷喷的玉米饼
Grandma used cornmeal to make several fragrant corn pancakes.

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Questions about 棒

What does 棒 mean in Chinese?

棒 (bàng) means “A stick, club, or rod” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 棒?

棒 is pronounced bàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 棒 have?

棒 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 棒?

棒 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 棒?

The radical of 棒 is 木, and 棒 is a phono-semantic compound.