(chù)

16 strokes

to be afraid

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chù
Meaning
to be afraid
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰忄楚

A pained 楚 heart 忄; 楚 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

16 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.

chùchǎng

to get stage fright

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chùtóu

to be afraid to stick out

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chù

variant of 打怵[da3 chu4]

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Related characters

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