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鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鳏 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鳏 Stroke Order — How to Write 鳏

Stroke Order

鳏 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鱼, 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.

鳏 Radical and Character Components

Components:鱼眔

鳏 is a phono-semantic compound: 鱼 (fish) carries the meaning, while 眔 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鱼 + 10 more strokes

鳏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • guān

Meanings of 鳏 in Chinese

1

guān鳏

A man who is unmarried, widowed, or whose wife has died; a widower.
他是一位独自鳏居多年的老人。
He is an old man who has lived alone as a widower for many years.
A large fish mentioned in ancient texts.
古籍中记载有一种名为鳏的巨鱼。
Ancient texts describe a giant fish called 'guan'.

Common Words and Phrases with 鳏

1
guān鳏fū夫
A man whose wife has died and has not remarried; a widower.
他是一位独自抚养孩子的鳏夫。
He is a widower raising his children alone.
2
guān鳏guǎ寡gū孤dú独
widowers, widows, orphans, and childless elderly people, referring to those who are old, weak, and without support.
社区工作者积极走访，关心帮助那些鳏寡孤独的老人。
Community workers actively visited and cared for those elderly people who are widowers, widows, orphans, and childless.
3
guān鳏yú鱼
A type of large fish whose eyes never close, metaphorically referring to a person who is sleepless due to sorrow or anxiety.
月光洒在窗前，他辗转反侧，一夜未眠，如同鳏鱼一般。
The moonlight streamed through the window, and he tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, like a person consumed by sorrow.

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Questions about 鳏

What does 鳏 mean in Chinese?

鳏 (guān) means “A large fish mentioned in ancient texts” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鳏?

鳏 is pronounced guān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鳏 have?

鳏 has 18 strokes.

How do you write 鳏?

鳏 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 鱼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鳏?

The radical of 鳏 is 鱼, and 鳏 is a phono-semantic compound.