蹙 Stroke Order — How to Write 蹙
蹙 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, 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.
蹙 Radical and Character Components
蹙 is a phono-semantic compound: 戚 (grieving) carries the meaning, while 足 indicates the sound.
Radical: 足 + 11 more strokes
蹙 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- cù
Meanings of 蹙 in Chinese
cù蹙
Common Words and Phrases with 蹙
More words with 蹙
- pín颦cù蹙frown, knit the brows
- cù蹙méi眉frown, knit one's brows
- jiǒng窘cù蹙embarrassed, awkward
- qīng轻cù蹙frown slightly, knit one's brows
- yí一cù蹙frown, a frown
- qióng穷cù蹙destitute, impoverished
- cù蹙cù蹙bù不ān安uneasy, restless
- méi眉duān端wēi微cù蹙A slight frown, Slightly furrowed brows
- méi眉jiān尖wēi微cù蹙slightly furrowed brows, a slight frown
- méi眉tóu头wēi微cù蹙A slight frown, To knit one's brows slightly
- pín颦cù蹙qǐ起lái来frown, knit one's brows
- é蛾méi眉dào倒cù蹙frown, knit one's brows
- méi眉tóu头yí一cù蹙frown, knit one's brows
- pín频cù蹙é蛾méi眉frown, knit one's brows
Idioms with 蹙
- zhòu皱méi眉cù蹙é额to frown in worry or displeasure
- zhòu皱méi眉cù蹙yǎn眼frown and narrow eyes in displeasure
- cù蹙guó国sāng丧shī师country distressed, army defeated
- cù蹙jīn金jié结xiù绣exquisitely crafted writing
- cāo操zhī之guò过cù蹙act with undue haste
- chóu愁méi眉cù蹙é额to look worried and anxious
- é额cù蹙xīn心tòng痛deeply distressed and heartbroken
- lì力cù蹙shì势qióng穷power restricted, momentum exhausted
- shì势qióng穷lì力cù蹙in a desperate situation with exhausted strength
- cuán攒méi眉cù蹙é额to frown with a worried expression
- cù蹙cù蹙mí靡chěng骋constrained and unable to stretch out
- cù蹙guó国bǎi百lǐ里lose significant territory or influence
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Open the tool →Questions about 蹙
What does 蹙 mean in Chinese?
蹙 (cù) means “Tight” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 蹙?
蹙 is pronounced cù in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 蹙 have?
蹙 has 18 strokes.
How do you write 蹙?
蹙 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 足. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 蹙?
The radical of 蹙 is 足, and 蹙 is a phono-semantic compound.