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痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
痉 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

痉 Stroke Order — How to Write 痉

Stroke Order

痉 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 疒, 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.

痉 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 痉:疒

sickness.

Radical: 疒 + 5 more strokes

痉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jìng

Meanings of 痉 in Chinese

1

jìng痉

A sudden, involuntary muscle contraction, often causing twitching or cramping, commonly known as a spasm or cramp.
剧烈运动后,他感到腿部肌肉出现痉挛。
After intense exercise, he felt a spasm in his leg muscles.
Refers to spasm or convulsion, often used in compounds like 'jìngluán' (spasm/cramp).
他腿部肌肉发生痉挛。
His leg muscles went into spasm.

Common Words and Phrases with 痉

1
jìng痉luán挛
An involuntary, sudden contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
她因为剧烈运动而感到腿部痉挛。
She felt a leg spasm due to intense exercise.
2
jìng痉xiào笑
Risus sardonicus, a peculiar facial expression characterized by raised eyebrows and a sardonic grin, resulting from facial muscle spasms, commonly associated with tetanus.
由于严重的破伤风感染，患者面部出现了典型的痉笑表情。
Due to severe tetanus infection, the patient's face displayed the typical risus sardonicus expression.

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Questions about 痉

What does 痉 mean in Chinese?

痉 (jìng) means “A sudden” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 痉?

痉 is pronounced jìng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 痉 have?

痉 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 痉?

痉 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 疒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 痉?

The radical of 痉 is 疒, and 痉 is a phono-semantic compound.