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15 strokesTrad.

windlass

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
windlass
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰车鹿

In this compound, the meaning comes from (wheel); 鹿 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

15 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.

(coll.) wheel; to turn; to roll

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variant of 轱辘

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(onom.) rumbling noise (produced by wheels rolling, one's stomach etc)

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cháng

(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry

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Related characters

From ’s common words

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