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赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
赭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

赭 Stroke Order — How to Write 赭

Stroke Order

赭 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 赤, 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.

赭 Radical and Character Components

Components:赤者

赭 is a phono-semantic compound: 赤 (red) carries the meaning, while 者 indicates the sound.

Radical: 赤 + 9 more strokes

赭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhě

Meanings of 赭 in Chinese

1

zhě赭

Reddish-brown; refers to ochre (a mineral pigment) or ancient criminals' reddish-brown clothes.
画师用赭石调出了一种深沉的红褐色,使得画面更具历史感。
The painter mixed ochre to create a deep reddish-brown, giving the painting a greater sense of history.

Common Words and Phrases with 赭

1
zhě赭shí石
Ocher, a dark brown mineral used as a pigment.
画家用赭石颜料描绘了山脉的崎岖纹理。
The painter used ochre pigment to depict the rugged texture of the mountains.

More words with 赭

  • zhě赭sè色ocher, ochre
  • zhě赭shí石yán颜liào料Ochre pigment, Ochre

Idioms with 赭

  • zhě赭yī衣mǎn满dào道roads filled with prisoners
  • zhě赭yī衣sè塞lù路Rampant crime, many lawbreakers
  • bèi被zhě赭guàn贯mù木dressed in prisoner's clothes and shackled
  • yī衣zhě赭guān关mù木serve a prison sentence

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Questions about 赭

What does 赭 mean in Chinese?

赭 (zhě) means “Reddish-brown” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 赭?

赭 is pronounced zhě in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 赭 have?

赭 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 赭?

赭 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 赤. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 赭?

The radical of 赭 is 赤, and 赭 is a phono-semantic compound.

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