(zhuó)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

turbid

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhuó
Meaning
turbid; muddy; impure
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵虫

A pond 氵 growing scum 虫

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : A pond 氵 growing scum 蜀

How to write step by step

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

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  9. 9

Words with

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

hùnzhuó
HSK 7-9

turbid

Open 混浊 page →
zhuó

the five impurities (Buddhism)

Open 五浊 page →
èzhuó

filthy; foul

Open 恶浊 page →
zhuó

dirty; muddy; foul (sewer)

Open 污浊 page →
zhuóshì

the world in chaos

Open 浊世 page →
zhuóyīn

(phonetics) voiced sound

Open 浊音 page →

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