村 meaning and stroke order
Village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
How to write 村, 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 村
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- village
- (dialect) to scold
- rustic; boorish
- variant of 村[cun1]
How 村 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.
木 gives the meaning and 寸 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 村
村 is a pictophonetic character: 木 (tree) on the left gives the meaning, and 寸 (cùn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a small cluster of homes among the trees, and the sound cùn shifts to cūn for village.
村 rarely stands alone in speech. It usually appears in words like 农村 (nóngcūn, countryside), 村子 (cūnzi, village) and 村民 (cūnmín, villager). Example: 我爷爷住在农村。(Wǒ yéye zhù zài nóngcūn.) My grandfather lives in the countryside.
Common mistake: Learners often say cūn with the fourth tone because the phonetic 寸 is cùn, but 村 is first tone. Also do not confuse it with 材 (cái, material), which has 才 instead of 寸 on the right.
Common words with 村
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 农村 | nóngcūn | rural area; village | HSK 3 |
| 乡村 | xiāngcūn | rustic; village | HSK 5 |
| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet | HSK 6 |
| 村子 | cūnzi | village | |
| 村民 | cūnmín | villager | |
| 村里 | cūnlǐ | village; hamlet | |
| 村长 | cūnzhǎng | village chief; village head | |
| 村落 | cūnluò | village | |
| 度假村 | dùjiàcūn | resort (vacation property) | |
| 乡村音乐 | xiāngcūnyīnyuè | country music (country & western music genre) | |
| 村夫 | cūnfū | male villager; (derog.) male peasant |
村 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 村
How many strokes are in 村?
村 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 村 mean?
村 (cūn) means village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish. A common word with it is 农村 (nóngcūn), meaning "rural area; village".
How do you pronounce 村?
村 is pronounced cūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 村?
The radical of 村 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 村 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 村?
The traditional form of 村 is 邨. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 村 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 村 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 村 is part of the HSK 3 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What is the difference between 村子, 村庄 and 农村?
村子 and 村庄 both mean a specific village, with 村子 being more casual. 农村 means rural areas in general, the countryside as opposed to the city.
Can 村 be used as an insult?
Yes, in some contexts 村 can mean rustic or boorish, describing someone as unrefined. This sense is less common today and can sound rude, so use it carefully.