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HSK 7-912 strokes

(bound form) to reside

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling; (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宀禺

In this compound, the meaning comes from (roof); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōng
HSK 7-9

apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a cond…

Open 公寓 page →
HSK 7-9

moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; met…

Open 寓意 page →
yán
HSK 7-9

fable; allegory; parable

Open 寓言 page →

to make one's home in; to reside in; to inhabit

Open 寓居 page →

the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications

Open 寓意深远 page →

to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant

Open 寓意深长 page →

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