帧 meaning and stroke order
Picture, scroll; one of a pair
How to write 帧, 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 帧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- frame
- classifier for paintings etc
- Taiwan pr. [zheng4]
How 帧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cloth.
巾 gives the meaning and 贞 hints at the sound.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 帧
帧 combines 巾 (cloth) with 贞 (zhēn), which gives the sound. Picture a painting on a cloth scroll, and 贞 tells you to say zhēn.
In mainland Mandarin 帧 is read zhēn and is used mostly for frames of video or animation, and as a classifier for paintings or photos. Example: 每秒六十帧 (měi miǎo liùshí zhēn) means sixty frames per second.
Common mistake: Learners often read 帧 as zhèng because of the dictionary note. Standard mainland pronunciation is zhēn, first tone, and zhèng is the Taiwan reading. Also do not confuse it with 侦 (zhēn, to detect), which shares 贞 but has the person radical 亻.
Questions about 帧
How many strokes are in 帧?
帧 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 帧 mean?
帧 (zhèng) means picture, scroll; one of a pair.
How do you pronounce 帧?
帧 is pronounced zhèng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 帧?
The radical of 帧 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 帧 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 帧?
The traditional form of 帧 is 幀. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 帧 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say frame rate in Chinese?
Frame rate is 帧率 (zhēnlǜ) or 帧速率 (zhēn sùlǜ). Gamers and video editors use these words all the time, often with FPS in the same sentence.
Can 帧 be used as a measure word for pictures?
Yes. In written or formal Chinese you can say 一帧照片 (yì zhēn zhàopiàn), one photo, or 一帧山水画 (yì zhēn shānshuǐhuà), one landscape painting. In everyday speech people more often use 张 (zhāng) or 幅 (fú).