讧 meaning and stroke order
Confusion; internal strife
How to write 讧, stroke by stroke
5 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 讧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- strife
- disorder
- rioting
- fighting
- Taiwan pr. [hong2]
How 讧 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Dissent 讠 among workers 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 讧
Picture workers 工 (gōng) all talking 讠 at once and arguing with each other. Words flying among the work crew turn into strife, 讧 (hòng). The 工 part also hints at the sound.
讧 almost never appears alone. It is used mainly in the word 内讧 (nèihòng), internal strife, which describes fighting inside a group, party, team, or company. Example: 球队发生了内讧。(Qiúduì fāshēng le nèihòng.) The team had internal fighting.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 讧 with 红 (hóng, red) or 江 (jiāng, river), which also use 工 but have a different left side. Remember that 讧 takes the speech radical 讠 because the fighting starts with words, and its tone is fourth tone, hòng.
Common words with 讧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 内讧 | nèihòng | internal strife |
Questions about 讧
How many strokes are in 讧?
讧 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 讧 mean?
讧 (hòng) means confusion; internal strife. A common word with it is 内讧 (nèihòng), meaning "internal strife".
How do you pronounce 讧?
讧 is pronounced hòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 讧?
The radical of 讧 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 讧 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 讧?
The traditional form of 讧 is 訌. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 讧 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 内讧 used for fighting between two countries?
No. 内讧 means conflict inside one group, such as a political party, a team, or a gang. For conflict between two separate sides, use words like 冲突 (chōngtū) or 战争 (zhànzhēng).
Why do some people say hóng instead of hòng?
The dictionary notes that in Taiwan the character is commonly pronounced hóng, with second tone. In mainland standard Mandarin it is hòng, fourth tone.