輟 meaning and stroke order

chuò

To suspend, to stop, to halt

Strokes15
Pinyinchuò
ToneTone 4

How to write 輟, stroke by stroke

15 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 輟

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

chuòfourth tone (falling)
  1. to stop (before completion)
  2. to cease
  3. to suspend

How 輟 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.

車 gives the meaning and 叕 hints at the sound.

Radical: 車 (cart), shared by 49 characters on this site.

Common words with 輟

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
輟學chuòxuéto drop out of school; to leave off studying

Questions about 輟

How many strokes are in 輟?

輟 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 輟 mean?

輟 (chuò) means to suspend, to stop, to halt. A common word with it is 辍学 (chuòxué), meaning "to drop out of school; to leave off studying".

How do you pronounce 輟?

輟 is pronounced chuò, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 輟?

The radical of 輟 is 車, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 輟 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 輟?

輟 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 辍, used in mainland China and Singapore.