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棠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棠 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

棠 Stroke Order — How to Write 棠

Stroke Order

棠 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

棠 Radical and Character Components

Components:尚木

棠 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 尚 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 8 more strokes

棠 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • táng

Meanings of 棠 in Chinese

1

táng棠

Tangli (棠梨), also known as Betulaleaf Pear, is a deciduous tree (Pyrus betulifolia) with small, spherical fruits, often used as a rootstock for grafting other pear varieties. It can also refer to the fruit itself.
秋天到了,棠梨树上挂满了金黄色的果实。
Autumn arrived, and the tangli tree was laden with golden fruits.

Words with 棠

  • dì棣táng棠Japanese kerria
  • qiū秋hǎi海táng棠Begonia
  • táng棠lí梨Callery pear, wild pear
  • hǎi海táng棠huā花Chinese flowering crabapple, crabapple
  • lín林táng棠Forest Crabapple
  • dì棣táng棠huā花Japanese Kerria, Kerria
  • táng棠lí梨shù树Callery pear tree, wild pear tree

Idioms with 棠

  • gān甘táng棠zhī之huì惠People's love for a benevolent official
  • fā发táng棠zhī之qǐng请plea for famine relief
  • gān甘táng棠yí遗ài爱lasting benevolence of a virtuous official
  • gān甘táng棠zhī之ài爱people's love for a benevolent official

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Questions about 棠

What does 棠 mean in Chinese?

棠 (táng) means “Tangli (棠梨)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 棠?

棠 is pronounced táng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 棠 have?

棠 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 棠?

棠 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 棠?

The radical of 棠 is 木, and 棠 is a phono-semantic compound.

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