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晌 Stroke Order — How to Write 晌

Stroke Order

晌 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 日, 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.

晌 Radical and Character Components

Components:日向

晌 is a phono-semantic compound: 日 (sun) carries the meaning, while 向 indicates the sound.

Radical: 日 + 6 more strokes

晌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shǎng

Meanings of 晌 in Chinese

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shǎng晌

A period of time within a day; a while.
我们聊了半晌,才决定下一步怎么做。
We chatted for a while before deciding what to do next.
Noon or the time around noon; midday.
我们晌午一起去吃个便饭吧。
Let's grab a casual lunch together at noon.
A unit for measuring land area, equivalent to '垧' (shǎng), often used in some rural areas.
他家的农田大概有十晌大小。
His family's farmland is about ten `shǎng` in size.

Common Words and Phrases with 晌

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shǎng晌wǔ午
Midday; noon.
我们晌午时分在公园里野餐,享受着温暖的阳光
We had a picnic in the park at midday, enjoying the warm sunshine.

More words with 晌

  • xiē歇shǎng晌take a noon break, take a siesta
  • shàng上bàn半shǎng晌forenoon
  • xià下bàn半shǎng晌afternoon
  • bàn半shǎng晌a long while, quite a while
  • bàng傍shǎng晌around noon, late morning
  • hòu后bàn半shǎng晌afternoon, late afternoon
  • sháng晌wǔ午shí时fēn分midday, noon

Idioms with 晌

  • yī一shí时bàn半shǎng晌a short while

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Questions about 晌

What does 晌 mean in Chinese?

晌 (shǎng) means “A period of time within a day” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 晌?

晌 is pronounced shǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 晌 have?

晌 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 晌?

晌 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 日. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 晌?

The radical of 晌 is 日, and 晌 is a phono-semantic compound.

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