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厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厝 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

厝 Stroke Order — How to Write 厝

Stroke Order

厝 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 厂, 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.

厝 Radical and Character Components

Components:厂昔

厝 is an ideographic compound. A building 厂 containing the past 昔.

Radical: 厂 + 8 more strokes

厝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • cuò

Meanings of 厝 in Chinese

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cuò厝

To place or store, often implying to keep something in a specific location.
他把珍贵的手稿厝在安全的地方。
He placed the precious manuscript in a safe place.
To temporarily place a coffin or inter a body shallowly while awaiting a proper burial or reburial.
他将逝去的亲人暂厝于祖宅后院，等待合适的吉日安葬
He temporarily interred his deceased relative in the backyard of the ancestral home, awaiting an auspicious day for final burial.
A whetstone; a sharpening stone used for sharpening tools.
这把刀钝了，需要用厝磨一磨
This knife is dull; it needs to be sharpened with a whetstone.
In Minnan (Hokkien) dialect, it means house or home.
这间厝是阿公祖上留下的。
This house was inherited from our grandfather's ancestors.

Common Words and Phrases with 厝

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cuò厝huǒ火jī积xīn薪
A hidden and imminent danger, often unrecognized, like placing fire under a pile of firewood.
如果长期不处理这些潜在的问题，无异于厝火积薪，迟早会引发更大的危机。
If these potential problems are left unaddressed for a long time, it's tantamount to planting a hidden fire under a pile of firewood, and will inevitably lead to a larger crisis sooner or later.

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Questions about 厝

What does 厝 mean in Chinese?

厝 (cuò) means “To place or store” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 厝?

厝 is pronounced cuò in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 厝 have?

厝 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 厝?

厝 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 厂. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 厝?

The radical of 厝 is 厂, and 厝 is an ideographic compound.