簇(cù)

HSK 7-917 strokes

(bound form) to cluster

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Character information

Pinyin
cù
Meaning
(bound form) to cluster; to pile up; cluster; pile; classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 簇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮族

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 族 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺮族zú

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 簇 step by step

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

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Words with 簇

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

cù簇yōng拥
HSK 7-9

to crowd around; to escort

Open 簇拥 page →
zǎn攒cù簇

to gather closely together

Open 攒簇 page →
cù簇shè射

shower (radiation, particle, etc)

Open 簇射 page →
huā花tuán团jǐn锦cù簇

brightly colored decorations (idiom)

Open 花团锦簇 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 簇’s common words

拥攒射花团锦

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