傖 meaning and stroke order
Vulgar person, country man
How to write 傖, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 傖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- low fellow
- rustic
- rude
- rough
How 傖 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A person 亻 from the farm 倉; 倉 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 傖
A person 亻 standing next to a granary 倉 (cāng) is someone straight from the farm, a rustic country man. 倉 also gives the sound cāng.
傖 (simplified 伧) is a literary, mostly classical word for a crude or unrefined person, and it often appears in the set phrase 傖俗 (cāngsú), meaning vulgar or coarse. It is rare in everyday speech. Example: 他的言談有些傖俗。 (Tā de yántán yǒuxiē cāngsú.) His way of talking is somewhat vulgar.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 傖 with 槍 (qiāng, gun) or 搶 (qiǎng, to grab), which share the 倉 part but have different radicals and sounds. Also note that in 寒傖 (hánchen) the character takes a different reading, chen, in a neutral tone, not cāng.
Questions about 傖
How many strokes are in 傖?
傖 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 傖 mean?
傖 (cāng) means vulgar person, country man.
How do you pronounce 傖?
傖 is pronounced cāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 傖?
The radical of 傖 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 傖 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 傖?
傖 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 伧, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 寒傖 mean?
寒傖 (hánchen), also written 寒碜, means shabby, ugly, or embarrassing. You might say 穿得太寒傖 (chuān de tài hánchen), meaning dressed too shabbily. It is more common in speech than 傖 on its own.
Is calling someone 傖 offensive?
Yes, it is a dismissive insult implying the person is crude or uncultured. Because it is literary, modern speakers rarely use it directly. They are more likely to say 土 (tǔ) or 粗俗 (cūsú).