筝 Stroke Order — How to Write 筝
筝 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, 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.
筝 Radical and Character Components
筝 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while 争 indicates the sound.
Radical: ⺮ + 6 more strokes
筝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zhēng
Meanings of 筝 in Chinese
zhēng筝
Words with 筝
- fàng放fēng风zheng筝fly a kite, kite flying
- fēng风zheng筝kite
- fēng风zheng筝xiàn线kite string, kite line
- gǔ古zhēng筝guzheng, Chinese zither
- zhēng筝xián弦zither strings, guzheng strings
- gǔ古zhēng筝qǔ曲Guzheng piece, Guzheng music
- gǔ古zhēng筝yuè乐pǔ谱Guzheng score, Guzheng sheet music
- lǎo老shì式fēng风zheng筝Old-fashioned kite, Vintage kite
- gǔ古zhēng筝dú独zòu奏Guzheng solo, Guzheng recital
- gǔ古zhēng筝yuè乐qǔ曲Guzheng music, Guzheng piece
Idioms with 筝
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Open the tool →Questions about 筝
What does 筝 mean in Chinese?
筝 (zhēng) means “A long Chinese plucked string instrument, a type of zither, traditionally with 13 or 16 strings, now commonly 21 or 25 strings” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 筝?
筝 is pronounced zhēng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 筝 have?
筝 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 筝?
筝 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 筝?
The radical of 筝 is ⺮, and 筝 is a phono-semantic compound.