榭 meaning and stroke order
Pavilion, kiosk
How to write 榭, stroke by stroke
14 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 榭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pavilion
How 榭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 射 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 榭
榭 is built from 木 (mù, wood), which gives the meaning, and 射 (shè, to shoot), which hints at the sound. Picture a wooden pavilion where archers once rested between shooting practice.
榭 is a literary word that appears mostly in set phrases and place names, often paired with 亭 (tíng) or 台 (tái). The most common phrase is 亭台楼榭 (tíng tái lóu xiè), describing the pavilions and terraces of a classical Chinese garden. Example: 湖边有一座水榭。(Hú biān yǒu yí zuò shuǐ xiè.) There is a waterside pavilion by the lake.
Common mistake: Learners often read 榭 as shè because of the phonetic part 射, but the correct reading is xiè with a fourth tone. Do not confuse it with 谢 (xiè, to thank), which sounds the same but has the speech radical 讠 instead of 木.
Questions about 榭
How many strokes are in 榭?
榭 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 榭 mean?
榭 (xiè) means pavilion, kiosk.
How do you pronounce 榭?
榭 is pronounced xiè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 榭?
The radical of 榭 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 榭 under this radical.
What is a 水榭 (shuǐxiè)?
A 水榭 is a pavilion built at the edge of or over water, a common feature in traditional Chinese gardens. It usually has open sides so people can sit and look out over the pond.
How is 榭 different from 亭 (tíng)?
亭 is the everyday word for a small open pavilion or kiosk, and it is used in modern words like 报亭 (bàotíng, newsstand). 榭 is more literary and usually refers to a pavilion built on a terrace or by water, so you rarely see it alone in daily speech.