潢 meaning and stroke order
Pond, lake
How to write 潢, 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 潢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- dye paper
- lake
- pond
- mount scroll
How 潢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 黄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 潢
潢 combines the water radical 氵 with 黄 (huáng, yellow), which gives the sound. Picture a pool of still, yellowish water: a pond.
Today 潢 almost always appears in the word 装潢 (zhuānghuáng), meaning to decorate or the decoration of a home or shop. The older meanings of pond and dyeing or mounting paper survive mostly in classical texts. Example: 这家店的装潢很漂亮。(Zhè jiā diàn de zhuānghuáng hěn piàoliang.) This shop's decor is very nice.
Common mistake: Learners often write 装潢 as 装璜 or 装黄, swapping the water radical for the jade radical 王 or dropping it. The standard form uses 氵, so remember that the old practice of dyeing and mounting paper involved water.
Common words with 潢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 装潢 | zhuānghuáng | to mount (a picture); to dress |
潢 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 潢
How many strokes are in 潢?
潢 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 潢 mean?
潢 (huáng) means pond, lake. A common word with it is 装潢 (zhuānghuáng), meaning "to mount (a picture); to dress".
How do you pronounce 潢?
潢 is pronounced huáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 潢?
The radical of 潢 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 潢 under this radical.
What is the difference between 装潢 and 装修?
装修 (zhuāngxiū) usually refers to renovation work, such as plumbing, walls and floors. 装潢 stresses the decorative side and the finished look. In everyday speech the two often overlap.
Why does a word meaning pond relate to decorating?
潢 also meant to dye paper, which was done when mounting scrolls and paintings. 装潢 first meant mounting artwork, and the sense later widened to decorating rooms and packaging.