腽 Stroke Order — How to Write 腽

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

腽 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼昷

腽 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 昷 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 9 more strokes

腽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 腽 in Chinese

wà腽

Fat, corpulent; commonly used in the compound '腽肭' (wà nà) to describe something as plump or rotund.

这只海豹长得腽肭，看起来非常可爱。

This seal grew plump and looks very adorable.

The character '腽' (wà) is used in the term '腽肭兽' (wànàshòu), which refers to a fur seal or sea dog.

在遥远的北方海域，生活着一种被称为腽肭兽的海洋哺乳动物。

In the distant northern seas, lives a marine mammal known as the wànàshòu (fur seal).

Wà (in 'wà nà qí') refers to a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient made from the dried penis and testicles of seals, often called 'seal penis' or 'seal gonads'.