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扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
扃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

扃 Stroke Order — How to Write 扃

Stroke Order

扃 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 户, 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.

扃 Radical and Character Components

Components:户冋

扃 is a phono-semantic compound: 户 (door) carries the meaning, while 冋 indicates the sound.

Radical: 户 + 5 more strokes

扃 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiōng

Meanings of 扃 in Chinese

1

jiōng扃

A latch, hook, or bolt used to lock a door or gate from the outside.
夜深了，他将院门上的木扃仔细地检查了一遍。
It was late at night, and he carefully checked the wooden latch on the courtyard gate.
to bolt or close a door; to keep a door shut
庭院门扉紧紧扃着，仿佛主人已远行。
The courtyard gate was tightly bolted, as if the owner had gone far away.
A gate or door, especially one leading to a secluded or mountainous area.
推开山扃，眼前是另一番景象。
Pushing open the mountain gate, a completely different scene unfolded before my eyes.

Words with 扃

Idioms with 扃

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Questions about 扃

What does 扃 mean in Chinese?

扃 (jiōng) means “A latch” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 扃?

扃 is pronounced jiōng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 扃 have?

扃 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 扃?

扃 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 户. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 扃?

The radical of 扃 is 户, and 扃 is a phono-semantic compound.