浙 meaning and stroke order
The Zhejiang province; a river
How to write 浙, stroke by stroke
10 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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How 浙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 折 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 浙
浙 is water 氵 beside 折 (zhé, to bend or break), which gives the sound. Picture a river that bends and twists, the old name for the winding river of Zhejiang.
Today 浙 is used almost only for Zhejiang province and its river, and it is the province's one-character abbreviation. You see it on license plates, in news, and in names like 浙江大学 (Zhèjiāng Dàxué, Zhejiang University). Example: 我老家在浙江。(Wǒ lǎojiā zài Zhèjiāng.) My hometown is in Zhejiang.
Common mistake: Learners often read 浙 as zhé because its sound part 折 is zhé, but 浙 is fourth tone zhè, the same sound as 这 (zhè). Also do not confuse it with 逝 (shì, to pass away), which puts 折 on the 辶 walking radical instead of water.
浙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 浙
How many strokes are in 浙?
浙 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 浙 mean?
浙 (zhè) means the Zhejiang province; a river.
How do you pronounce 浙?
浙 is pronounced zhè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 浙?
The radical of 浙 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 浙 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 浙?
The traditional form of 浙 is 淛. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 浙 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 浙 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 浙 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 浙 mean on a Chinese license plate?
A plate starting with 浙 is registered in Zhejiang province. Each province has a one-character abbreviation, and 浙 is Zhejiang's.
Is 浙 used in any common words besides Zhejiang?
Not really. It appears in place and institution names tied to the province, such as 浙江 (Zhèjiāng) and 江浙 (Jiāng Zhè, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region).