壅(yōng)

16 strokes

to obstruct

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Character information

Pinyin
yōng
Meaning
to obstruct; to stop up; to heap soil around the roots of a plant
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 壅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱雍土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 雍 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

雍yōng土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 壅 step by step

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

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Words with 壅

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

yōng壅sè塞

variant of 拥塞

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yōng壅bì蔽

(literary) to cover; to conceal; to hide from view

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Related characters

From 壅’s common words

塞蔽

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