蔷 meaning and stroke order
Rose
How to write 蔷, stroke by stroke
14 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 蔷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 薔薇|蔷薇[qiang2 wei1]
How 蔷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flower.
艹 gives the meaning and 啬 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蔷
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you this is a plant, and 啬 (sè) underneath gives the sound. Picture a climbing rose 艹 growing over a stingy (啬) farmer's wall, so the thorny flower guards his little garden.
蔷 (qiáng) almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 蔷薇 (qiángwēi), the climbing or multiflora rose, which often appears in poems, song lyrics and names. Example: 墙上开满了蔷薇。(Qiáng shàng kāi mǎn le qiángwēi.) The wall is covered in roses.
Common mistake: Learners often write 墙 (qiáng, wall) or 樯 (qiáng, mast) instead of 蔷, since all three share 啬 and the same sound. Only 蔷 has the grass radical 艹 on top, so check for a plant meaning before you write it.
Common words with 蔷
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 蔷薇 | qiángwēi | Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora) |
蔷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蔷
How many strokes are in 蔷?
蔷 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蔷 mean?
蔷 (qiáng) means rose. A common word with it is 蔷薇 (qiángwēi), meaning "Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)".
How do you pronounce 蔷?
蔷 is pronounced qiáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蔷?
The radical of 蔷 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蔷 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 蔷?
The traditional form of 蔷 is 薔. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 蔷 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 蔷薇, 玫瑰 and 月季?
All three are roses in everyday speech. 玫瑰 (méiguī) is the general romantic word for a rose, 月季 (yuèjì) is the China rose that blooms repeatedly, and 蔷薇 (qiángwēi) usually means a climbing or wild rose with clusters of small flowers.
Is the phonetic 啬 pronounced the same as 蔷?
No. On its own 啬 is read sè and means stingy. It only hints at the sound, and characters built on it such as 蔷, 墙 and 樯 are all read qiáng.