瘡 meaning and stroke order

chuāng

Boil, tumor; wound, sore

Strokes15
Pinyinchuāng
ToneTone 1

How to write 瘡, stroke by stroke

15 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 瘡

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

chuāngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. sore
  2. skin ulcer

How 瘡 is built

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

疒 gives the meaning and 倉 hints at the sound.

Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.

Common words with 瘡

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
痔瘡zhìchuānghemorrhoid

Questions about 瘡

How many strokes are in 瘡?

瘡 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 瘡 mean?

瘡 (chuāng) means boil, tumor; wound, sore. A common word with it is 痔疮 (zhìchuāng), meaning "hemorrhoid".

How do you pronounce 瘡?

瘡 is pronounced chuāng, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 瘡?

The radical of 瘡 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 瘡 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 瘡?

瘡 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 疮, used in mainland China and Singapore.