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瘥 Stroke Order — How to Write 瘥

Stroke Order

瘥 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 疒, 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.

瘥 Radical and Character Components

Components:疒差

瘥 is a phono-semantic compound: 疒 (sickness) carries the meaning, while 差 indicates the sound.

Radical: 疒 + 10 more strokes

瘥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chài
  • cuó

Meanings of 瘥 in Chinese

1

chài瘥

"瘥" (chài) means to recover from an illness, especially the initial recovery from a prolonged illness, as in the idiom "久病初瘥" (jiǔ bìng chū chài) meaning 'initial recovery from a long illness'.
经过一段时间的调养,他久病初瘥,气色也好了很多。
After a period of recuperation, he was finally recovering from his prolonged illness, and his complexion looked much better.
2

cuó瘥

Disease or epidemic (when pronounced cuó, often found in compounds like '瘥疠' meaning 'epidemic disease').
当地出现了瘥疠,居民们都很担心。
An epidemic occurred locally, and residents were very worried.

Words with 瘥

  • chài瘥lì疠epidemic, plague
  • chài瘥yù愈recovery, convalescence
  • jiǔ久bìng病chū初chài瘥just recovered from a long illness, newly recovered from a long illness

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Questions about 瘥

What does 瘥 mean in Chinese?

瘥 (chài) means “"瘥" (chài) means to recover from an illness, especially the initial recovery from a prolonged illness, as in the idiom "久病初瘥" (jiǔ bìng chū chài) meaning 'initial recovery from a long illness'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瘥?

瘥 has 2 pronunciations: chài, cuó.

How many strokes does 瘥 have?

瘥 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 瘥?

瘥 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 疒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瘥?

The radical of 瘥 is 疒, and 瘥 is a phono-semantic compound.

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