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枘 Stroke Order — How to Write 枘

Stroke Order

枘 is written in 8 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.

枘 Radical and Character Components

Components:木内

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

Radical: 木 + 4 more strokes

枘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • ruì

Meanings of 枘 in Chinese

1

ruì枘

A tenon; a projecting piece shaped for insertion into a mortise to form a joint. It is commonly used in the idiom '枘凿' (square tenon in a round mortise) to metaphorically describe incompatibility.
这对搭档的性格就像枘凿,始终无法真正融合。
The personalities of this pair are like a square peg in a round hole; they can never truly merge.

Words with 枘

  • záo凿ruì枘Mortise and tenon
  • ruì枘záo凿tenon and mortise, incompatible
  • záo凿ruì枘bān般perfect fit, well-matched

Idioms with 枘

  • ruì枘zuò凿bīng冰tàn炭sharply opposed and incompatible
  • ruì枘zuò凿fāng方yuán圆incompatible, unable to fit in
  • liàng量ruì枘zhì制záo凿tailor actions to fit the situation
  • ruì枘yuán圆záo凿fāng方ill-suited or incompatible
  • fāng方ruì枘huán圜záo凿a square peg in a round hole
  • fāng方ruì枘yuán圆záo凿a square peg in a round hole
  • fāng方záo凿yuán圆ruì枘incompatible or ill-suited
  • liàng量záo凿zhèng正ruì枘act practically, adapt to circumstances
  • yuán圆záo凿fāng方ruì枘ill-suited or incompatible
  • záo凿yuán圆ruì枘fāng方fundamentally incompatible

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Questions about 枘

What does 枘 mean in Chinese?

枘 (ruì) means “A tenon” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 枘?

枘 is pronounced ruì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 枘 have?

枘 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 枘?

枘 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 枘?

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

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