筏 meaning and stroke order
Raft
How to write 筏, stroke by stroke
12 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 筏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- raft (of logs)
- variant of 筏[fa2]
How 筏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 伐 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 筏
Bamboo ⺮ on top shows what the raft is made of, and 伐 (fá, to cut down) below gives the sound. Picture cutting down bamboo stalks and tying them together to float down a river.
筏 (fá) means a raft made of logs or bamboo. It usually appears in compounds like 木筏 (mùfá, log raft) or 竹筏 (zhúfá, bamboo raft). Example: 我们坐竹筏过河。(Wǒmen zuò zhúfá guò hé.) We crossed the river on a bamboo raft.
Common mistake: Learners often write 伐 (fá) alone and forget the bamboo top. 伐 means to cut down or attack, not raft. Also keep the second tone, fá, not fǎ as in 法.
Common words with 筏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 木筏 | mùfá | wooden raft; log raft |
Questions about 筏
How many strokes are in 筏?
筏 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 筏 mean?
筏 (fá) means raft. A common word with it is 木筏 (mùfá), meaning "wooden raft; log raft".
How do you pronounce 筏?
筏 is pronounced fá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 筏?
The radical of 筏 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 筏 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 筏?
The traditional form of 筏 is 栰. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 筏 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What verb do you use with 筏 in Chinese?
People usually say 坐筏 (zuò fá, ride a raft) or 划筏 (huá fá, paddle a raft). For white water rafting the common word is 漂流 (piāoliú).
Is 筏 the same as 船 (chuán)?
No. 船 is the general word for a boat or ship. 筏 is specifically a flat raft built from logs or bamboo tied together, with no hull.