(cuò)

16 strokes

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cuò
Meaning
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰釒昔

Gold 釒 that once was 昔 but is lost

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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