処 meaning and stroke order
Place, locale; department
Strokes5
Pinyinchǔ
ToneTone 3
How to write 処, stroke by stroke
5 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 処
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
chǔthird tone (dipping)
- old variant of 處|处[chu3]
How 処 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Go.
夂 gives the meaning and 几 hints at the sound.
Radical: 夂 (to go), shared by 10 characters on this site.
Characters that contain 処
Learning 処 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 処
How many strokes are in 処?
処 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 処 mean?
処 (chǔ) means place, locale; department.
How do you pronounce 処?
処 is pronounced chǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 処?
The radical of 処 is 夂, which carries the idea of "to go". Dictionaries list 処 under this radical.