幌 meaning and stroke order
Curtain, cloth screen, signboard
How to write 幌, stroke by stroke
13 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 幌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- shop sign
- (literary) window curtain
How 幌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Curtain.
巾 gives the meaning and 晃 hints at the sound.
Radical: 巾 (cloth), shared by 53 characters on this site.
How to remember 幌
The cloth radical 巾 (jīn) tells you this is something made of fabric, and 晃 (huǎng) gives the sound. Picture a cloth shop banner swaying and flashing in the sun, since 晃 also means to sway or dazzle.
Today 幌 almost always appears in the word 幌子 (huǎngzi), which literally means a shop sign but is very often used to mean a cover or pretext. 他打着帮忙的幌子来借钱。(Tā dǎzhe bāngmáng de huǎngzi lái jiè qián.) He came to borrow money under the pretext of helping.
Common mistake: Learners often write 晃 alone or mix up 幌 with 恍 (huǎng, as in 恍然大悟). Remember that 幌 has the cloth radical 巾 because it refers to a cloth sign, while 恍 has the heart radical 忄 because it is about the mind.
Common words with 幌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 幌子 | huǎngzi | shop sign; signboard |
幌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 幌
How many strokes are in 幌?
幌 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 幌 mean?
幌 (huǎng) means curtain, cloth screen, signboard. A common word with it is 幌子 (huǎngzi), meaning "shop sign; signboard".
How do you pronounce 幌?
幌 is pronounced huǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 幌?
The radical of 幌 is 巾, which carries the idea of "cloth". Dictionaries list 幌 under this radical.
What does 打着……的幌子 mean?
It means doing something under the banner or pretext of something else. It usually carries a negative tone, suggesting the stated reason is fake, as in 打着慈善的幌子骗钱 (cheating people under the guise of charity).
Is 幌 used as a word by itself in modern Chinese?
Rarely. On its own it is literary, meaning a window curtain. In everyday speech and writing you will meet it inside 幌子.