墙 meaning and stroke order
Wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
How to write 墙, stroke by stroke
14 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 墙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3])
- (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
- variant of 牆|墙[qiang2]
How 墙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 啬 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 墙
墙 is pictophonetic: 土 (earth) on the left tells you the meaning, since old walls were built from packed earth. 啬 (sè) on the right gives a hint of the sound.
墙 is the everyday word for a wall of a room, building, or city, and it appears in words like 墙壁 (qiángbì), 围墙 (wéiqiáng) and 防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng, firewall). The measure word is usually 面 (miàn) or 堵 (dǔ). Example: 墙上有一张画。(Qiáng shàng yǒu yì zhāng huà.) There is a painting on the wall.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up the right side 啬 with 墙's sound-alike 强 (qiáng, strong), writing the wrong character because both are read qiáng. Remember that a wall is made of earth, so it needs 土 on the left.
Common words with 墙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
墙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 墙
How many strokes are in 墙?
墙 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 墙 mean?
墙 (qiáng) means wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2]). A common word with it is 墙壁 (qiángbì), meaning "wall".
How do you pronounce 墙?
墙 is pronounced qiáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 墙?
The radical of 墙 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 墙 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 墙?
The traditional form of 墙 is 墻 and 牆. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 墙 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 墙 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 墙 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What does 被墙 (bèi qiáng) mean?
It is slang for a website being blocked, literally "walled." For example, 这个网站被墙了 means this website has been blocked.
What is the difference between 墙 and 墙壁?
Both mean wall. 墙 is the common single word used in speech, while 墙壁 (qiángbì) sounds a bit more formal or descriptive and usually refers to the inside surface of a wall.