夂(zhǐ): "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters
3 strokes
Readingszhǐzhōng
"walk slowly" component in Chinese characters
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhǐ / zhōng
- Meaning
- "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters; see also 冬字头
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 夂 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 夂 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
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- 3
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