(huáng)

12 strokes

(bound form) fear

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huáng
Meaning
(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄皇

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

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.

cānghuáng

variant of 仓皇

Open 仓惶 page →
zhānghuáng

variant of 张皇

Open 张惶 page →
huáng

busy and restless; unhappy

Open 恓惶 page →
rénxīnhuánghuáng

(idiom) everyone is anxious

Open 人心惶惶 page →
huánghuò

anxious and perplexed

Open 惶惑 page →
huánghuáng

alarmed

Open 惶惶 page →

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