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瓢 Stroke Order — How to Write 瓢

Stroke Order

瓢 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 瓜, 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.

瓢 Radical and Character Components

Components:票瓜

瓢 is a phono-semantic compound: 瓜 (gourd) carries the meaning, while 票 indicates the sound.

Radical: 瓜 + 11 more strokes

瓢 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • piáo

Meanings of 瓢 in Chinese

1

piáo瓢

A ladle or scoop, often made from a half gourd or wood, used for drawing water or other substances. It is also used in expressions like '瓢泼大雨' (torrential rain).
下午突然下起了瓢泼大雨，我们都没带伞。
In the afternoon, it suddenly started to rain cats and dogs, and none of us had umbrellas.
Refers to something shaped like a dipper or ladle, as in '瓢虫' (ladybug) or '瓢儿菜' (a type of bok choy).
这只小瓢虫的背上有七个黑点。
This little ladybug has seven black spots on its back.

Common Words and Phrases with 瓢

1
piáo瓢ér儿cài菜
A type of vegetable (Eruca), characterized by its nearly round, dark green leaves that curl outwards.
妈妈买了一些新鲜的瓢儿菜，准备晚上做蒜蓉炒菜。
Mom bought some fresh Piao'er Cai, planning to make garlic stir-fried greens for dinner.
2
piáo瓢pō泼
downpour; pouring rain
突然间，天空中乌云密布，瓢泼大雨倾盆而下。
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and rain poured down torrentially.
3
piáo瓢pō泼dà大yǔ雨
A heavy downpour or torrential rain, like water being poured from a ladle.
外面突然下起了瓢泼大雨，行人都急忙找地方躲避。
Suddenly, it started raining cats and dogs outside, and pedestrians hurried to find shelter.

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Questions about 瓢

What does 瓢 mean in Chinese?

瓢 (piáo) means “A ladle or scoop” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瓢?

瓢 is pronounced piáo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 瓢 have?

瓢 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 瓢?

瓢 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 瓜. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瓢?

The radical of 瓢 is 瓜, and 瓢 is a phono-semantic compound.