(huáng)

17 strokes

reed (of a music instrument)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huáng
Meaning
reed (of a music instrument); spring; coil
Strokes
17
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮黄

In this compound, the meaning comes from (bamboo); 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

17 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.

èrhuáng

variant of 二黄

Open 二簧 page →
chāhuáng

switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconne…

Open 叉簧 page →
kǒuhuáng

Jew's harp

Open 口簧 page →

lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)

Open 巧舌如簧 page →

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