樟 Stroke Order — How to Write 樟

Stroke Order

樟 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

樟 Radical and Character Components

Components:木章

樟 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 章 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 11 more strokes

樟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhāng

Meanings of 樟 in Chinese

zhāng樟

An evergreen tree with hard, fine, and fragrant wood, often used to make furniture that repels insects. It's also the source of camphor, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and as an industrial raw material.

樟脑不仅可以入药，还是重要的工业原料。

Camphor can not only be used as medicine but is also an important industrial raw material.

Common Words and Phrases with 樟

zhāng樟cán蚕

A type of wild silkworm (Antheraea pernyi) with green body and long white hairs, producing yellowish-brown cocoons. Its moth has grayish-brown wings mixed with green, commonly found in provinces like Guangdong and Jiangxi.