或 Stroke Order — How to Write 或
或 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 戈, 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.
或 Radical and Character Components
或 is an ideographic compound. To defend yourself 口 with a spear 戈; "or else".
Radical: 戈 + 4 more strokes
或 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- huò
Meanings of 或 in Chinese
huò或
Common Words and Phrases with 或
More words with 或
- jiàn间huò或Occasionally; now and then
- shèn甚huò或even; even to the extent of
- tǎng倘huò或If; in case; provided that.
- yì抑huò或or
- ér而huò或sometimes
- jí即huò或even though; even if; granting that
- róng容huò或Perhaps; possibly.
- shè设huò或if
- shí时huò或sometimes; occasionally
- huò或shì是or, or perhaps
- huò或wéi为may be, might be
- yì亦huò或or, or perhaps
- huò或céng曾might have, could have
- huò或wàng忘may forget, might forget
- huò或zuò作or, alternatively
- huò或duō多huò或shǎo少more or less, somewhat
- ǒu偶huò或sometimes, occasionally
- huò或xǔ许huì会Might, May
- bù不kě可huò或quē缺indispensable, essential
- dòu斗huò或hú斛dǒu or hú, ancient Chinese units of volume
Idioms with 或
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Open the tool →Questions about 或
What does 或 mean in Chinese?
或 (huò) means “Perhaps” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 或?
或 is pronounced huò in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 或 have?
或 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 或?
或 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 戈. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 或?
The radical of 或 is 戈, and 或 is an ideographic compound.