柵 meaning and stroke order

zhà

Fence, grid, palisade

Strokes9
Pinyinzhà
ToneTone 4

How to write 柵, 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 柵

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

zhàfourth tone (falling)
  1. fence
  2. also pr. [shan1]

How 柵 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A fence 冊 made of wood 木; 冊 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.

Common words with 柵

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
柵欄zhàlánfence

Questions about 柵

How many strokes are in 柵?

柵 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 柵 mean?

柵 (zhà) means fence, grid, palisade. A common word with it is 栅栏 (zhàlán), meaning "fence".

How do you pronounce 柵?

柵 is pronounced zhà, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 柵?

The radical of 柵 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 柵 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 柵?

柵 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 栅, used in mainland China and Singapore.