蜍 meaning and stroke order
Toad (2)
How to write 蜍, stroke by stroke
13 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 蜍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 蟾蜍[chan2 chu2]
How 蜍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mollusk.
虫 gives the meaning and 余 hints at the sound.
Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.
How to remember 蜍
蜍 has the bug radical 虫 on the left for a small creature, and 余 (yú) on the right giving the sound. Picture a toad hiding under the 余 roof, the creepy little creature that is left over after the rain.
蜍 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 蟾蜍 (chánchú), the standard word for toad. Example: 草地上有一只蟾蜍。(Cǎodì shang yǒu yì zhī chánchú.) There is a toad on the grass.
Common mistake: Learners often read 蜍 as yú because of the phonetic part 余, but the correct reading is chú, second tone. Also do not confuse it with 除 (chú, to remove), which has the same sound but uses the 阝 ear radical instead of 虫.
Common words with 蜍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蟾蜍 | chánchú | toad |
蜍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蜍
How many strokes are in 蜍?
蜍 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蜍 mean?
蜍 (chú) means toad (2). A common word with it is 蟾蜍 (chánchú), meaning "toad".
How do you pronounce 蜍?
蜍 is pronounced chú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 蜍?
The radical of 蜍 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蜍 under this radical.
What is the difference between 蟾蜍 and 青蛙?
蟾蜍 (chánchú) is a toad, with dry, bumpy skin. 青蛙 (qīngwā) is a frog, usually green and smooth. In casual speech some people call a toad 癞蛤蟆 (làiháma).
Does 蟾蜍 have any cultural meaning in Chinese?
The dictionary data only lists 蟾蜍 as toad. In everyday use it simply names the animal, so learners can treat it as a plain animal word.