甬 meaning and stroke order

yǒng

Path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo

Strokes7
Pinyinyǒng
ToneTone 3

How to write 甬, stroke by stroke

7 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 甬

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yǒngthird tone (dipping)
  1. path screened by walls on both sides
tǒngthird tone (dipping)
  1. variant of 桶[tong3], bucket
  2. (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)

How 甬 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character.

用 hints at the sound.

Radical: 用 (to use), shared by 7 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 甬

Learning 甬 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 甬

How many strokes are in 甬?

甬 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 甬 mean?

甬 (yǒng) means path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo.

How do you pronounce 甬?

甬 is pronounced yǒng, in the third tone (dipping).

What is the radical of 甬?

The radical of 甬 is 用, which carries the idea of "to use". Dictionaries list 甬 under this radical.