(shǎ)

HSK 513 strokes

foolish

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shǎ
Meaning
foolish
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻⿳囟八夂

A man 亻 being hit 夂 on the head 囟

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

13 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.

shǎguā
HSK 7-9

idiot

Open 傻瓜 page →
shǎmào

idiot; fool; foolish

Open 傻冒 page →
shǎchā

fool; blockhead

Open 傻叉 page →
shǎ

idiot; fool

Open 傻子 page →
shǎyǎn

(coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted

Open 傻眼 page →

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