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舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
舂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

舂 Stroke Order — How to Write 舂

Stroke Order

舂 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 臼, 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.

舂 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 舂:臼

mortar.

Radical: 臼 + 5 more strokes

舂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chōng

Meanings of 舂 in Chinese

1

chōng舂

To pound or thresh in a mortar, for example, to husk rice or crush medicine.
奶奶正在用石臼舂米。
Grandma is pounding rice in a mortar.

Words with 舂

  • chōng舂mǐ米pound rice, hull rice

Idioms with 舂

  • chōng舂róng容dà大yǎ雅graceful and elegant literary style
  • mù暮cuàn爨zhāo朝chōng舂living in poverty and hardship
  • yǐ以gē戈chōng舂shǔ黍use an inappropriate tool

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Questions about 舂

What does 舂 mean in Chinese?

舂 (chōng) means “To pound or thresh in a mortar” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 舂?

舂 is pronounced chōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 舂 have?

舂 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 舂?

舂 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 臼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 舂?

The radical of 舂 is 臼, and 舂 is a phono-semantic compound.

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