(chuāng)

9 strokesTrad.

sore

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chuāng
Meaning
sore; skin ulcer
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒仓

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

9 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.

dòngchuāng

frostbite; chilblains

Open 冻疮 page →
kǒuchuāng

mouth ulcer

Open 口疮 page →
chuāng

syphilis; syphilitic ulcer

Open 大疮 page →

to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it wor…

Open 挖肉补疮 page →

a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)

Open 满目疮痍 page →
zhìchuāng

hemorrhoid

Open 痔疮 page →

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