(zhuàng)

HSK 515 strokes

to knock against

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhuàng
Meaning
to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌童

In this compound, the meaning comes from (hand); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

15 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.

zhuàng
HSK 7-9

to strike; to hit; to ram

Open 撞击 page →
pèngzhuàng
HSK 7-9

to collide

Open 碰撞 page →
chōngzhuàng
HSK 7-9

to collide

Open 冲撞 page →
fǎnzhuàng

recoil (of a gun)

Open 反撞 page →
duìzhuàng

to collide head-on

Open 对撞 page →
zhuàngdǎo

to knock down; to knock over; to run over (sb)

Open 撞倒 page →
duìzhuàng

a particle collider

Open 对撞机 page →
zhuàng

(of an airplane) to collide (with another plane midair)

Open 撞机 page →

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