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铳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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铳 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

铳 Stroke Order — How to Write 铳

Stroke Order

铳 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 钅, 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.

铳 Radical and Character Components

Components:钅充

铳 is a phono-semantic compound: 钅 (metal) carries the meaning, while 充 indicates the sound.

Radical: 钅 + 6 more strokes

铳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chòng

Meanings of 铳 in Chinese

1

chòng铳

An old-style firearm, such as a musket or blunderbuss.
他手里拿着一支老旧的鸟铳,准备去打猎。
He held an old blunderbuss in his hand, ready to go hunting.
A metal tool, often called 'chòngzi', used for punching or drilling holes.
匠人用铳子在木板上打了个小孔。
The craftsman used a punch (chòngzi) to make a small hole in the wooden board.

Common Words and Phrases with 铳

1
chòng铳zi子
A punching pin or a punch, used to push out bolts, pins, etc.
他用铳子在金属板上打了个小点,作为钻孔的起始位置。
He used a punch to make a small dot on the metal plate as the starting point for drilling.

More words with 铳

  • huǒ火chòng铳blunderbuss
  • pào炮chòng铳firecracker
  • niǎo鸟chòng铳fowling piece, bird gun

Idioms with 铳

  • mèng梦mèng梦chòng铳chòng铳dazed and drowsy, half-asleep

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Questions about 铳

What does 铳 mean in Chinese?

铳 (chòng) means “An old-style firearm” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 铳?

铳 is pronounced chòng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 铳 have?

铳 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 铳?

铳 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 铳?

The radical of 铳 is 钅, and 铳 is a phono-semantic compound.

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