馑 Stroke Order — How to Write 馑
馑 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, 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.
馑 Radical and Character Components
馑 is an ideographic compound. A time of little 堇 food 饣; 堇 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 饣 + 11 more strokes
馑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jǐn
Meanings of 馑 in Chinese
jǐn馑
Words with 馑
Idioms with 馑
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Open the tool →Questions about 馑
What does 馑 mean in Chinese?
馑 (jǐn) means “Famine” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 馑?
馑 is pronounced jǐn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 馑 have?
馑 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 馑?
馑 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 馑?
The radical of 馑 is 饣, and 馑 is an ideographic compound.