昼 Stroke Order — How to Write 昼
昼 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 尸, 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.
昼 Radical and Character Components
昼 is an ideographic compound. When the sun is a foot 尺 above the horizon 旦.
Radical: 尸 + 5 more strokes
昼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zhòu
Meanings of 昼 in Chinese
zhòu昼
Common Words and Phrases with 昼
More words with 昼
- bái白zhòu昼daytime, day
- bái白zhòu昼shí时jiān间daytime, daylight hours
- zhòu昼cháng长yè夜duǎn短Long days and short nights., Longer days, shorter nights.
- bù不fēn分zhòu昼yè夜day and night, around the clock
- zhòu昼yè夜gēng更tì替day-night cycle, alternation of day and night
Idioms with 昼
- zhòu昼fú伏yè夜xíng行hide by day, travel by night
- zhòu昼gēng耕yè夜sòng诵diligent study and work
- zhòu昼sī思yè夜xiǎng想think about day and night
- bái白zhòu昼jiàn见guǐ鬼to see ghosts in broad daylight
- bái白zhòu昼zuò做mèng梦daydreaming unrealistic fantasies
- zhòu昼duó度yè夜sī思ponder deeply day and night
- zhòu昼fú伏yè夜dòng动hide by day, move by night
- zhòu昼fú伏yè夜yóu游hide by day, roam by night
- zhòu昼gàn干xī夕tì惕diligent and vigilant day and night
- zhòu昼jǐn锦zhī之róng荣Daytime brocade glory
- zhòu昼xiǎng想yè夜mèng梦What one thinks about by day
- zhòu昼yè夜bù不xī息day and night without rest
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Open the tool →Questions about 昼
What does 昼 mean in Chinese?
昼 (zhòu) means “Daytime” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 昼?
昼 is pronounced zhòu in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 昼 have?
昼 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 昼?
昼 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 尸. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 昼?
The radical of 昼 is 尸, and 昼 is an ideographic compound.