荒(huāng)

HSK 7-99 strokes

desolate

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Character information

Pinyin
huāng
Meaning
desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 荒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱芒川

In this compound, the meaning comes from 芒 (grass); 川 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

芒máng川chuān

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 荒 step by step

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

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Words with 荒

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

huāng荒liáng凉
HSK 7-9

desolate

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bèi备huāng荒

to prepare against natural disasters

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xiōng凶huāng荒

(literary) famine

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jù剧huāng荒

(neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch

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bīng兵huāng荒mǎ马luàn乱

(idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos

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běi北dà大huāng荒

the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

Open 北大荒 page →
dì地lǎo老tiān天huāng荒

see 天荒地老[tian1 huang1 di4 lao3]

Open 地老天荒 page →
kěn垦huāng荒

to open up land (for agriculture)

Open 垦荒 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 荒’s common words

凉备凶剧兵马乱北

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