卌 meaning and stroke order

xì

Forty, fortieth

Strokes5
Pinyinxì
ToneTone 4

How to write 卌, 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 卌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

xìfourth tone (falling)
  1. forty

How 卌 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Four tally marks; compare ten 十, twenty 廿, and thirty 卅.

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

Characters that contain 卌

Learning 卌 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 卌

How many strokes are in 卌?

卌 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 卌 mean?

卌 (xì) means forty, fortieth.

How do you pronounce 卌?

卌 is pronounced xì, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 卌?

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