楓 meaning and stroke order

fēng

Maple tree

Strokes13
Pinyinfēng
ToneTone 1

How to write 楓, 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 楓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

fēngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. maple (genus Acer)

How 楓 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.

木 gives the meaning and 風 hints at the sound.

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

Common words with 楓

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

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
楓樹fēngshùmaple

Questions about 楓

How many strokes are in 楓?

楓 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 楓 mean?

楓 (fēng) means maple tree. A common word with it is 枫树 (fēngshù), meaning "maple".

How do you pronounce 楓?

楓 is pronounced fēng, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 楓?

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

What is the simplified form of 楓?

楓 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 枫, used in mainland China and Singapore.