哚 meaning and stroke order
A chemical element
How to write 哚, stroke by stroke
9 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 哚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 吲哚[yin3 duo3]
How 哚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 朵 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 哚
The mouth 口 on the left is a sound marker, and 朵 (duǒ, a flower) on the right gives the sound. Picture a mouth saying "duǒ" next to a flower to recall how 哚 is read.
哚 almost never appears alone. It is used in the chemistry term 吲哚 (yǐnduǒ, indole), an organic compound, and in related compound names. Example: 吲哚有特殊的气味。(Yǐnduǒ yǒu tèshū de qìwèi.) Indole has a distinctive smell.
Common mistake: Learners often write 朵 (duǒ, flower) without the 口 on the left, or mix 哚 up with 垛 (duǒ, a pile) and 躲 (duǒ, to hide), which share the same sound part. Use 哚 only in chemical names like 吲哚.
Questions about 哚
How many strokes are in 哚?
哚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 哚 mean?
哚 (duǒ) means a chemical element.
How do you pronounce 哚?
哚 is pronounced duǒ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 哚?
The radical of 哚 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 哚 under this radical.
Why does 哚 have a mouth radical if it has nothing to do with mouths?
In many modern chemistry terms, 口 was added to a phonetic part to make a new character that mainly records a sound. Here 口 marks 哚 as a sound-based character, and 朵 gives the reading duǒ.
Do I need to learn 哚 for everyday Chinese?
Not really. It shows up mostly in chemistry, biology and medicine, for example in 吲哚 (yǐnduǒ, indole). Learning 朵 (duǒ) first will help you read it when you meet it.