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垛 Stroke Order — How to Write 垛

Stroke Order

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

垛 Radical and Character Components

Components:土朵

垛 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 朵 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 6 more strokes

垛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • duǒ
  • duò

Meanings of 垛 in Chinese

1

duǒ垛

A projecting part of a wall or building, used for support or concealment, such as a buttress or a stack.
这个老房子墙角的砖垛子已经有些松动了。
The brick buttress at the corner of this old house is already a bit loose.
An earth-built target for archery practice, also referred to as an arrow target or shooting butt.
射箭选手正在练习射垛
The archer is practicing hitting the target.
2

duò垛

to stack or pile up neatly; to arrange in a stack.
工人们正在把货物整齐地垛起来
The workers are neatly stacking the goods.
a neatly piled stack or heap
院子里堆满了高高的柴垛。
The yard was filled with tall woodpiles.
A measure word for things piled or stacked up, such as a section of a wall or a stack of firewood/straw.
农民把收割下来的麦秆堆成一垛垛,准备冬天烧火
Farmers pile the harvested wheat stalks into stacks, preparing to burn them in winter.

Common Words and Phrases with 垛

1
duǒ垛cǎo草
to pile up or stack hay
农夫们忙着把收割下来的干草垛草,准备过冬。
Farmers are busy stacking the harvested hay, preparing for winter.
2
duǒ垛dié堞
A battlement; a fortified parapet with alternating solid sections and open spaces, used for defense or decoration.
古老的城堡上,高耸的垛堞不仅提供了防御,也增添了雄伟的气势。
On the ancient castle, the towering battlements not only provided defense but also added to its majestic grandeur.
3
duǒ垛dié叠
Pile up; stack
书本在桌上垛叠如山,几乎要倒下来。
Books were piled high on the desk, almost toppling over.
4
duǒ垛kǒu口
A crenel or opening in a battlement or parapet.
游客们透过古城墙上的垛口,俯瞰着远处的田园风光。
Tourists looked through the crenels on the ancient city wall, gazing at the pastoral scenery in the distance.
5
duǒ垛zi子
A buttress or battlement; a projecting part of a wall, typically made of brick, stone, or wood, used for support or reinforcement.
古老的城墙上,垛子高耸,仿佛在诉说着曾经的岁月。
On the ancient city wall, the battlements stood tall, as if narrating the tales of past ages.

More words with 垛

  • cǎo草duǒ垛Haystack
  • mǎ码duǒ垛palletizing
  • qiáng墙duǒ垛merlon
  • duī堆duò垛stacking
  • chái柴duò垛woodpile, firewood stack
  • chéng城duǒ垛battlements, crenelations
  • duò垛qǐ起lái来to stack up, to pile up
  • jiàn箭duò垛archery target, battlement
  • yí一duò垛duò垛Piles and piles, Stacks and stacks
  • zhuān砖duò垛zi子brick stack, stack of bricks
  • dà大cǎo草duò垛haystack, hayrick
  • duò垛dié叠rú如shān山Piled high like a mountain, Stacked like mountains
  • duī堆duò垛qǐ起lái来Stack up, Pile up

Idioms with 垛

  • guān观zhě者rú如duǒ垛a huge crowd of spectators
  • duī堆duǒ垛sǐ死shī尸pedantic, dry, and unoriginal writing
  • yī一jiàn箭shàng上duò垛succeed on the first attempt

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Questions about 垛

What does 垛 mean in Chinese?

垛 (duǒ) means “An earth-built target for archery practice, also referred to as an arrow target or shooting butt” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 垛?

垛 has 2 pronunciations: duǒ, duò.

How many strokes does 垛 have?

垛 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 垛?

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

What is the radical of 垛?

The radical of 垛 is 土, and 垛 is a phono-semantic compound.

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