沌 Stroke Order — How to Write 沌
沌 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, 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.
沌 Radical and Character Components
沌 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 屯 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 4 more strokes
沌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- dùn
Meanings of 沌 in Chinese
dùn沌
Words with 沌
- hùn浑dùn沌chaos, primeval chaos
- hùn混dùn沌chaos, confusion
- hùn混dùn沌zhuàng状tai态chaos, state of chaos
- dùn沌dùn沌ér而liú流Turbidly flowing, Flowing indistinctly
Idioms with 沌
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Open the tool →Questions about 沌
What does 沌 mean in Chinese?
沌 (dùn) means “Part of '混沌' (hùn dùn)” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 沌?
沌 is pronounced dùn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 沌 have?
沌 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 沌?
沌 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 沌?
The radical of 沌 is 氵, and 沌 is a phono-semantic compound.