泳 Stroke Order — How to Write 泳
泳 is written in 8 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.
泳 Radical and Character Components
泳 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 永 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 5 more strokes
泳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yǒng
Meanings of 泳 in Chinese
yǒng泳
Common Words and Phrases with 泳
More words with 泳
- dié蝶yǒng泳butterfly stroke
- pá爬yǒng泳the crawl
- wā蛙yǒng泳Breaststroke
- qiú泅yǒng泳to swim; swimming
- yóu游yǒng泳Swim, Swimming
- yǒng泳chí池pool, swimming pool
- yǒng泳zī姿stroke, swimming style
- yóu游yǒng泳chí池swimming pool
- qián潜yǒng泳underwater swimming, diving
- chàng畅yǒng泳swim freely, enjoy a good swim
- hán涵yǒng泳immerse oneself in, ponder
- xué学xí习yóu游yǒng泳learn to swim, swimming lessons
- yǒng泳chí池lǐ里in the pool, at the pool
- yóu游yǒng泳bǐ比sài赛swimming competition, swimming race
- xīn新yǒng泳chí池new pool
- yóu游yǒng泳shí时When swimming, While swimming
- yóu游yǒng泳chí池lǐ里In the swimming pool, In the pool
Idioms with 泳
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Open the tool →Questions about 泳
What does 泳 mean in Chinese?
泳 (yǒng) means “to swim in water” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 泳?
泳 is pronounced yǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 泳 have?
泳 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 泳?
泳 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 泳?
The radical of 泳 is 氵, and 泳 is a phono-semantic compound.