囱 meaning and stroke order
Chimney
How to write 囱, stroke by stroke
7 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 囱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) chimney
- variant of 窗[chuang1]
How 囱 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A fire 夂 burning and giving off smoke.
Radical: 囗 (enclosure), shared by 39 characters on this site.
How to remember 囱
Picture the enclosure 囗 as the walls of a chimney, with 夂 inside standing for a fire burning and sending up smoke. Smoke rising inside a frame is a chimney.
囱 (cōng) is a bound form, so it almost never appears alone. You will meet it in 烟囱 (yāncōng), which covers chimneys, smokestacks and stovepipes. Example: 工厂的烟囱在冒烟。(Gōngchǎng de yāncōng zài mào yān.) The factory chimney is giving off smoke.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 囱 with 窗 (chuāng, window), since 窗 contains 囱 under the 穴 roof. Remember that the window character has the extra top, while chimney is just the enclosed part.
Common words with 囱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 烟囱 | yāncōng | chimney; smokestack; stovepipe | HSK 7-9 |
囱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 囱
Learning 囱 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 囱
How many strokes are in 囱?
囱 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 囱 mean?
囱 (cōng) means chimney. A common word with it is 烟囱 (yāncōng), meaning "chimney; smokestack; stovepipe".
How do you pronounce 囱?
囱 is pronounced cōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 囱?
The radical of 囱 is 囗, which carries the idea of "enclosure". Dictionaries list 囱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 囱?
The traditional form of 囱 is 囪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 囱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 囱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 囱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 囱 have a second reading chuāng?
The dictionary lists chuāng as a variant of 窗 (window). In modern Chinese you should write 窗 for window and read 囱 as cōng in 烟囱.
Is 烟囱 used figuratively?
It is mostly literal, meaning a chimney or smokestack. Casually, someone who smokes a lot may be jokingly called a 大烟囱 (dà yāncōng), a big chimney.