寨(zhài)

HSK 7-914 strokes

stronghold

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Character information

Pinyin
zhài
Meaning
stronghold; stockade; camp; (stockaded) village
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 寨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿳宀？木

A fortress 宀 with walls made of wood 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

宀mián木mù

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 寨 step by step

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

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Words with 寨

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

shān山zhài寨
HSK 7-9

fortified hill village

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dān丹zhài寨

see 丹寨县

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wǔ五zhài寨

Wuzhai county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

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jié劫zhài寨

to seize a stronghold; to surprise the enemy in his camp

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jiǔ九zhài寨gōu沟

Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan

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dà大zhài寨

Dazhai

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ān安yíng营zhā扎zhài寨

to set up camp

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xiǎo小zhài寨

Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an

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山丹五劫九沟大安

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