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蔻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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蔻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

蔻 Stroke Order — How to Write 蔻

Stroke Order

蔻 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, 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.

蔻 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹寇

蔻 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (herb) carries the meaning, while 寇 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 11 more strokes

蔻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kòu

Meanings of 蔻 in Chinese

1

kòu蔻

Kòu, as in '豆蔻' (dòu kòu), refers to the cardamom plant. '豆蔻年华' (dòu kòu nián huá) metaphorically describes the beautiful and innocent age of a young girl, typically around thirteen or fourteen.
她的豆蔻年华如诗般美好,充满了对未来的憧憬。
Her youthful age, like a poem, was beautiful and full of aspirations for the future.
When repeated as 'kòukou', the character '蔻' refers to cocoa.
我喜欢喝热蔻蔻。
I like to drink hot cocoa.
Refers to 'kòu dān' (蔻丹), meaning nail polish or lacquer.
她喜欢涂抹各种颜色的蔻丹。
She likes to apply various colors of nail polish.

Words with 蔻

  • ròu肉dòu豆kòu蔻nutmeg
  • kòu蔻dān丹cuticle nipper, cuticle scissors
  • dòu豆kòu蔻Cardamom, Maiden
  • kòu蔻kòu蔻Coco
  • ròu肉dòu豆kòu蔻fěn粉nutmeg powder, ground nutmeg

Idioms with 蔻

  • dòu豆kòu蔻nián年huá华a young girl's blooming age

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Questions about 蔻

What does 蔻 mean in Chinese?

蔻 (kòu) means “Kòu” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蔻?

蔻 is pronounced kòu in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蔻 have?

蔻 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 蔻?

蔻 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蔻?

The radical of 蔻 is 艹, and 蔻 is a phono-semantic compound.

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