腔(qiāng)

HSK 7-912 strokes

(bound form) cavity

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Character information

Pinyin
qiāng
Meaning
(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune; accent (in one's speech); (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 腔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼空

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh); 空 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺼空kōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 腔 step by step

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

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Words with 腔

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

kǒu口qiāng腔
HSK 7-9

oral cavity

Open 口腔 page →
yī一qiāng腔

full of (zeal, anger etc)

Open 一腔 page →
kū哭qiāng腔

sobbing tone; sob; dirge; opera tune portraying mourning

Open 哭腔 page →
nán南qiāng腔běi北diào调

a regional accent

Open 南腔北调 page →
kǒu口qiāng腔yán炎

stomatitis

Open 口腔炎 page →
chàng唱qiāng腔

vocal music (in opera)

Open 唱腔 page →
niáng娘niáng娘qiāng腔

sissy

Open 娘娘腔 page →
zì字zhèng正qiāng腔yuán圆

to enunciate beautifully (in speaking or singing) (idiom)

Open 字正腔圆 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 腔’s common words

口一哭南北调炎唱

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