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菝 Stroke Order — How to Write 菝

Stroke Order

菝 is written in 11 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.

菝 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹拔

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

Radical: 艹 + 8 more strokes

菝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bá

Meanings of 菝 in Chinese

1

bá菝

Refers to the plant Smilax china (菝葜), a perennial woody herb with thorny stems, yellow-green flowers, orange-red berries, and medicinal underground rhizomes.
菝葜的根茎常用于传统草药中
The rhizomes of Smilax china are often used in traditional herbal medicine.

Common Words and Phrases with 菝

1
bá菝qiā葜
China root greenbrier (Smilax china), a type of vine plant.
在乡间小路上,我们看到许多菝葜的藤蔓缠绕在树枝上。
On the country path, we saw many smilax vines climbing on the branches.

More words with 菝

  • bá菝qiā葜téng藤wàn蔓Smilax vine, Greenbrier vine

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Questions about 菝

What does 菝 mean in Chinese?

菝 (bá) means “Refers to the plant Smilax china (菝葜), a perennial woody herb with thorny stems, yellow-green flowers, orange-red berries, and medicinal underground rhizomes” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 菝?

菝 is pronounced bá in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 菝 have?

菝 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 菝?

菝 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 菝?

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

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