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瓴 Stroke Order — How to Write 瓴

Stroke Order

瓴 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 瓦, 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.

瓴 Radical and Character Components

Components:令瓦

瓴 is a phono-semantic compound: 瓦 (pottery) carries the meaning, while 令 indicates the sound.

Radical: 瓦 + 5 more strokes

瓴 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • líng

Meanings of 瓴 in Chinese

1

líng瓴

An ancient water vessel. It is most commonly used in the idiom "gāowū-jiànlíng" (高屋建瓴), which literally means "to pour water from a high roof," metaphorically describing a commanding or strategically advantageous position.
他们以高屋建瓴之势,迅速占领了市场。
With a commanding and advantageous position, they quickly captured the market.
A type of roof tile, specifically a ridge tile or a gutter tile, used for covering roof ridges or forming channels.
屋顶上的青瓦和黛瓴,在阳光下显得格外古朴。
The blue tiles and dark ridge tiles on the roof looked exceptionally ancient under the sunlight.

Words with 瓴

  • dài黛líng瓴Dai Ling
  • líng瓴wǎ瓦Tile, Roof tile

Idioms with 瓴

  • gāo高wū屋jiàn建líng瓴Irresistible strategic advantage
  • pò破zhú竹jiàn建líng瓴irresistible strategic advantage
  • jiàn建líng瓴gāo高wū屋have an overwhelming strategic advantage
  • wū屋shàng上jiàn建líng瓴have an overwhelming strategic advantage

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Questions about 瓴

What does 瓴 mean in Chinese?

瓴 (líng) means “A type of roof tile” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瓴?

瓴 is pronounced líng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 瓴 have?

瓴 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 瓴?

瓴 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 瓦. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瓴?

The radical of 瓴 is 瓦, and 瓴 is a phono-semantic compound.

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