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啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啄 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

啄 Stroke Order — How to Write 啄

Stroke Order

啄 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, 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.

啄 Radical and Character Components

Components:口豖

啄 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 豖 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 8 more strokes

啄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhuó

Meanings of 啄 in Chinese

1

zhuó啄

For birds, to peck, strike, or pick up food with the beak; for example, a bird pecking at grains or a woodpecker pecking wood.
啄木鸟在树干上啄食虫子。
The woodpecker pecks at insects on the tree trunk.

Common Words and Phrases with 啄

1
zhuó啄mù木niǎo鸟
A bird (woodpecker) with a strong, hard beak used to drill into tree trunks for food and nesting.
这只啄木鸟正在树干上忙碌地寻找昆虫。
This woodpecker is busy searching for insects on the tree trunk.
2
zhuó啄shí食
To peck at food, as a bird does.
小鸟在地上啄食着谷粒。
The little bird is pecking at the grains on the ground.

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Idioms with 啄

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Questions about 啄

What does 啄 mean in Chinese?

啄 (zhuó) means “For birds, to peck, strike, or pick up food with the beak; for example, a bird pecking at grains or a woodpecker pecking wood” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啄?

啄 is pronounced zhuó in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 啄 have?

啄 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 啄?

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

What is the radical of 啄?

The radical of 啄 is 口, and 啄 is a phono-semantic compound.