卄 meaning and stroke order

niàn

Twenty, twentieth

Strokes3
Pinyinniàn
ToneTone 4

How to write 卄, stroke by stroke

3 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Meaning of 卄

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

niànfourth tone (falling)
  1. twenty, twentieth

How 卄 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Two tens 十 side by side.

Radical: 十 (ten), shared by 23 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 卄

Learning 卄 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 卄

How many strokes are in 卄?

卄 is written with 3 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 卄 mean?

卄 (niàn) means twenty, twentieth.

How do you pronounce 卄?

卄 is pronounced niàn, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 卄?

The radical of 卄 is 十, which carries the idea of "ten". Dictionaries list 卄 under this radical.