牆 meaning and stroke order
Wall
How to write 牆, stroke by stroke
17 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 牆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3])
- (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
How 牆 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
爿 gives the meaning and 嗇 hints at the sound.
How to remember 牆
牆 is a sound-meaning character. The left part 爿 gives the meaning (the data links it to earth, as in packed earth walls), and the right part 嗇 (sè) gives the sound. Picture a wall of packed earth on the left guarding a stored harvest on the right.
牆 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it as 墙. It appears in everyday words like 墙壁 (qiángbì, wall) and 围墙 (wéiqiáng, perimeter wall), and its measure words are 面 (miàn) or 堵 (dǔ). Example: 牆上有一幅畫。(Qiáng shàng yǒu yì fú huà.) There is a painting on the wall.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 墙's simplified 啬 when writing traditional text, or mix 嗇 up with 齒-like shapes. Also, the tone is second tone, qiáng, not third tone qiǎng as in 強 (qiǎng, to force).
Common words with 牆
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 牆
How many strokes are in 牆?
牆 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 牆 mean?
牆 (qiáng) means wall. A common word with it is 墙壁 (qiángbì), meaning "wall".
How do you pronounce 牆?
牆 is pronounced qiáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 牆?
The radical of 牆 is 爿. Dictionaries list 牆 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 牆?
牆 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 墙, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 被牆 mean online?
被牆 (bèi qiáng) is slang for a website being blocked, literally 'walled off'. It comes from 防火牆 (fánghuǒqiáng, firewall). It is usually used in the passive.
How do I say 'on the wall' in Chinese?
Say 牆上 (qiáng shàng), putting the place word 上 after 牆. For example, 把照片掛在牆上 (bǎ zhàopiàn guà zài qiáng shàng) means hang the photo on the wall.