卅 meaning and stroke order

sà

Thirty, thirtieth

Strokes4
Pinyinsà
ToneTone 4

How to write 卅, stroke by stroke

4 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 卅

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

sàfourth tone (falling)
  1. thirty

How 卅 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Three tally marks; compare ten 十 and twenty 廿.

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

Characters that contain 卅

Learning 卅 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 卅

How many strokes are in 卅?

卅 is written with 4 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 卅 mean?

卅 (sà) means thirty, thirtieth.

How do you pronounce 卅?

卅 is pronounced sà, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 卅?

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