冢(zhǒng)

10 strokes

mound

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǒng
Meaning
mound; burial mound; senior (i.e. eldest child or senior in rank)
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 冢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱冖豖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 冖 (shroud); 豖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

冖mì豖chù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 冢 step by step

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

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Words with 冢

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

cóng丛zhǒng冢

mass grave; cluster of graves

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dà大zhǒng冢

Ōtsuka (Japanese surname)

Open 大冢 page →
yì义zhǒng冢

potter's field; pauper's grave

Open 义冢 page →
zhǒng冢zhōng中kū枯gǔ骨

dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

Open 冢中枯骨 page →

Related characters

From 冢’s common words

丛大义中枯骨

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