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甕 meaning and stroke order

wèng

Urn

17 strokesRadical 瓦Simplified 瓮
Strokes17
Pinyinwèng
ToneTone 4
Printable worksheet

How to write 甕, 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 甕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

wèngfourth tone (falling)
  1. pottery container for water, wine etc

How 甕 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Pottery.

yōngharmony+wǎroof tile

瓦 gives the meaning and 雍 hints at the sound.

Radical: 瓦 (tile), shared by 14 characters on this site.

Questions about 甕

How many strokes are in 甕?

甕 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 甕 mean?

甕 (wèng) means urn.

How do you pronounce 甕?

甕 is pronounced wèng, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 甕?

The radical of 甕 is 瓦, which carries the idea of "tile". Dictionaries list 甕 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 甕?

甕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 瓮, used in mainland China and Singapore.