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怏 Stroke Order — How to Write 怏

Stroke Order

怏 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, 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.

怏 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄央

怏 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 央 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 5 more strokes

怏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yàng

Meanings of 怏 in Chinese

1

yàng怏

To be displeased, disgruntled, or sullen, often due to dissatisfaction or resentment.
由于提案被否决,他整日怏怏不乐
He was sullen all day because his proposal was rejected.
Haughty; conceited; feeling complacently self-satisfied, often implying a lack of further effort or ambition.
他取得了一点小成就,便怏然自得,不再努力了。
After achieving a small success, he became complacently self-satisfied and stopped working hard.

Common Words and Phrases with 怏

1
yàng怏rán然
Describes being displeased or dissatisfied; also, being conceited or self-satisfied.
小明比赛输了,怏然地走开了,对结果很不满意。
Xiao Ming lost the game and walked away sullenly, very dissatisfied with the result.
2
yàng怏yàng怏
Disgruntled or sullen; unhappy and dissatisfied.
他考试没考好,一整天都怏怏不乐的
He didn't do well on the exam, and was dejected all day.

More words with 怏

  • yàng怏rán然zì自dé得pleased with oneself, self-satisfied

Idioms with 怏

  • yàng怏yàng怏bù不lè乐deeply discontented and unhappy
  • yàng怏yàng怏bù不yuè悦unhappy and displeased
  • yàng怏yàng怏bù不píng平sullenly discontented and feeling injustice

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Questions about 怏

What does 怏 mean in Chinese?

怏 (yàng) means “To be displeased” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 怏?

怏 is pronounced yàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 怏 have?

怏 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 怏?

怏 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 怏?

The radical of 怏 is 忄, and 怏 is a phono-semantic compound.

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