滑 meaning and stroke order
To slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted
How to write 滑, stroke by stroke
12 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 滑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to slip; to slide
- slippery; smooth
- sly; slippery; not to be trusted
How 滑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 骨 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 滑
Water 氵 on a bone 骨 makes it slick, so your hand slips right off. The 骨 part also hints at the sound, since 骨 (gǔ) was once close to huá.
滑 describes surfaces that are slippery or smooth, and it also means to slide, as in sports like 滑雪 (huáxuě, skiing) and 滑冰 (huábīng, skating). It can describe a sly person too. Example: 下雨了，路很滑。(Xià yǔ le, lù hěn huá.) It rained, so the road is slippery.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 滑 with 骨 (gǔ, bone) or misread 滑稽 as gǔjī, which is an old pronunciation. In modern Mandarin it is huájī.
Common words with 滑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 滑稽 | huájī | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular i | HSK 7-9 |
| 滑雪 | huáxuě | to ski; skiing | HSK 7-9 |
| 光滑 | guānghuá | glossy; sleek; smooth | HSK 7-9 |
| 滑冰 | huábīng | to skate; skating | HSK 7-9 |
| 滑梯 | huátī | (children's) sliding board; a slide | HSK 7-9 |
| 滑板 | huábǎn | skateboard | |
| 滑倒 | huádǎo | to slip and fall; to lose one's footing and fall | |
| 下滑 | xiàhuá | to slide down (a slope etc); (fig.) to decline | |
| 滑行 | huáxíng | to slide; to coast | |
| 滑头 | huátóu | crafty; slippery | |
| 滑落 | huáluò | to slip and fall; to slide down; to roll down; (fig.) (of sales, popularity etc) to declin | |
| 滑动 | huádòng | to slide; sliding movement | |
| 平滑 | pínghuá | flat and smooth | |
| 滑翔 | huáxiáng | to glide |
滑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 滑
How many strokes are in 滑?
滑 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 滑 mean?
滑 (huá) means to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted. A common word with it is 滑稽 (huájī), meaning "comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular i".
How do you pronounce 滑?
滑 is pronounced huá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 滑?
The radical of 滑 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 滑 under this radical.
Is 滑 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 滑 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say someone slipped and fell in Chinese?
Use 滑倒 (huádǎo). For example, 他在冰上滑倒了。(Tā zài bīng shang huádǎo le.) He slipped and fell on the ice.
Can 滑 describe a person's character?
Yes. It can mean sly or not to be trusted, often in the word 狡猾 is written with a different character 猾, so for people the common phrase with 滑 is 油滑 (yóuhuá), meaning slick and evasive.