眾 meaning and stroke order
Multitude, crowd; masses, public
How to write 眾, stroke by stroke
11 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 眾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) crowd; multitude
- (bound form) many; numerous
How 眾 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Crowd.
众 gives the meaning and 罒 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 眾
眾 (zhòng) is 罒 on top of 众, which is three people 人 grouped together. Picture many eyes 罒 looking down on a crowd of people, and you have a multitude.
眾 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and it rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 觀眾 (guānzhòng, audience), 大眾 (dàzhòng, the masses) and 眾多 (zhòngduō, numerous). Example: 這部電影的觀眾很多。(Zhè bù diànyǐng de guānzhòng hěn duō.) This movie has a large audience.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read the top part as 四 (sì) because 罒 looks like it, but it is the 'net/eye' shape and the bottom is 众, not 衆 written with other parts. Also keep the fourth tone in zhòng, and do not mix it up with 重 (zhòng/chóng, heavy), which sounds the same in zhòng.
Common words with 眾
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 觀眾 | guānzhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) | HSK 3 |
| 聽眾 | tīngzhòng | audience; listeners | HSK 3 |
| 大眾 | dàzhòng | the masses; the great bulk of the population | HSK 4 |
| 眾多 | zhòngduō | numerous | HSK 5 |
| 群眾 | qúnzhòng | mass; multitude | HSK 5 |
| 公眾 | gōngzhòng | public | HSK 6 |
| 民眾 | mínzhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people | HSK 7-9 |
| 與眾不同 | yǔzhòng-bùtóng | (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest | HSK 7-9 |
| 眾人 | zhòngrén | everyone | HSK 7-9 |
| 眾所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | (idiom) as everyone knows | HSK 7-9 |
| 當眾 | dāngzhòng | in public; in front of everybody | HSK 7-9 |
| 出眾 | chūzhòng | to stand out; outstanding | HSK 7-9 |
| 眾志成城 | zhòngzhì-chéngchéng | unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
| 眾生 | zhòngshēng | all living things |
Questions about 眾
How many strokes are in 眾?
眾 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 眾 mean?
眾 (zhòng) means multitude, crowd; masses, public. A common word with it is 观众 (guānzhòng), meaning "spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)".
How do you pronounce 眾?
眾 is pronounced zhòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 眾?
The radical of 眾 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 眾 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 眾?
眾 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 众, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 眾 and 众?
They are the same character with the same meaning and pronunciation. 众 is the simplified form used in mainland China, while 眾 is used in traditional Chinese writing.
What does 與眾不同 mean and how is it used?
與眾不同 (yǔzhòng-bùtóng) is an idiom meaning 'different from everyone else' or 'distinctive'. It is usually a compliment, as in 她的想法與眾不同 (Tā de xiǎngfǎ yǔzhòng-bùtóng), 'Her ideas are unlike anyone else's.'