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忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
忖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

忖 Stroke Order — How to Write 忖

Stroke Order

忖 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, 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.

忖 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄寸

忖 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (mind) carries the meaning, while 寸 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 3 more strokes

忖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • cǔn

Meanings of 忖 in Chinese

1

cǔn忖

To ponder, to speculate, to consider; to conjecture.
他独自一人坐在窗边,静静地思忖着未来的计划。
Sitting alone by the window, he quietly pondered his future plans.

Common Words and Phrases with 忖

1
cǔn忖duó度
To conjecture, speculate, or surmise, especially about others' thoughts or feelings.
他尝试忖度老板对新项目的真实看法。
He attempted to surmise the boss's true opinion on the new project.
2
cǔn忖liàng量
To ponder, consider, and speculate; to think over and guess.
他在心中忖量着是否接受这份新工作。
He was pondering in his mind whether to accept the new job.
3
cǔn忖sī思
to ponder; to consider
他独自坐在窗边,忖思着未来的计划。
He sat alone by the window, pondering his future plans.

More words with 忖

  • sī思cǔn忖To ponder or consider deeply.

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Questions about 忖

What does 忖 mean in Chinese?

忖 (cǔn) means “To ponder, to speculate, to consider; to conjecture” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 忖?

忖 is pronounced cǔn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 忖 have?

忖 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 忖?

忖 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 忖?

The radical of 忖 is 忄, and 忖 is a phono-semantic compound.

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