崆 meaning and stroke order
The Kongtong mountain
How to write 崆, stroke by stroke
11 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 崆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- name of a mountain
How 崆 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 空 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 崆
崆 is 山 (shān, mountain) on the left plus 空 (kōng, empty or sky) on the right. Picture a mountain so tall it reaches into the empty sky, and 空 also gives the sound kōng.
崆 is almost only used in the name 崆峒 (Kōngtóng), a famous mountain in Gansu province linked with Daoism and the Kongtong school of martial arts in wuxia stories. Example: 崆峒山在甘肃。(Kōngtóng Shān zài Gānsù.) Kongtong Mountain is in Gansu.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 崆 with the same tone as 空 in 空儿 (kòngr, free time). In 崆峒 it is always first tone, kōng. Also do not drop the 山 radical and write 空峒.
Questions about 崆
How many strokes are in 崆?
崆 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 崆 mean?
崆 (kōng) means the Kongtong mountain.
How do you pronounce 崆?
崆 is pronounced kōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 崆?
The radical of 崆 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 崆 under this radical.
How do you pronounce 崆峒?
It is pronounced Kōngtóng, with a first tone on 崆 and a second tone on 峒. Both characters take the 山 radical because together they name a mountain.
Can 崆 be used by itself in a sentence?
Not in normal modern Chinese. It appears almost entirely in the place name 崆峒 and in related names, like the Kongtong District (崆峒区) of Pingliang city.