怎(zěn)

HSK 19 strokes

how

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Character information

Pinyin
zěn
Meaning
how
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 怎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱乍心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 乍 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

乍zhà心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 怎 step by step

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

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Words with 怎

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

zěn怎me么
HSK 1

how?

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zěn怎yàng样
HSK 2

how; what kind

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zěn怎me么yàng样
HSK 2

how?

Open 怎么样 page →
zěn怎me么bàn办
HSK 2

what's to be done

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bù不zěn怎me么
HSK 6

not very

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bù不zěn怎me么yàng样
HSK 6

not up to much

Open 不怎么样 page →
zěn怎nài奈

(often used in early vernacular) but alas; however

Open 怎奈 page →
zěn怎shēng生

how; why

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么样办不奈生

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