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14 strokes

hoop

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
hoop; to bind with hoops
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺮㧜

Bamboo ⺮ bindings 㧜; 㧜 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

14 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.

to hoop; to put a hoop around sth

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orthodontic braces

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the Band-tightening Spell (in 西游记)

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golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西游记

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