(cūn)

HSK 37 strokes

village

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cūn
Meaning
village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木寸

In this compound, the meaning comes from (tree); 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

7 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.

zhōngcūn

Nakamura (Japanese surname)

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jīncūn

Imamura (Japanese name)

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zhōucūn

Zhoucun district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong

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Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electron…

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Yayuncun neighborhood of Beijing

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village within a city

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