辍 meaning and stroke order
To suspend, to stop, to halt
How to write 辍, 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 辍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to stop (before completion)
- to cease
- to suspend
How 辍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
车 gives the meaning and 叕 hints at the sound.
Radical: 车 (cart), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 辍
辍 (chuò) has 车 (chē, cart) on the left and 叕 (zhuó) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a cart whose journey is cut short and stops halfway, which is what 辍 means: to stop before finishing.
辍 is a formal, written word. You will almost always meet it in set words like 辍学 (chuòxué, to drop out of school) rather than on its own. Example: 他因为家里穷而辍学了。(Tā yīnwèi jiālǐ qióng ér chuòxué le.) He dropped out of school because his family was poor.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 辍 (chuò) with 缀 (zhuì, to stitch or decorate, as in 点缀). The two share the right side 叕 but have different sounds. 辍 takes the cart radical 车 and means to stop. 缀 takes the silk radical 纟 and has to do with joining things.
Common words with 辍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 辍学 | chuòxué | to drop out of school; to leave off studying |
辍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 辍
How many strokes are in 辍?
辍 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 辍 mean?
辍 (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 辍?
辍 is pronounced chuò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 辍?
The radical of 辍 is 车, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 辍 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 辍?
The traditional form of 辍 is 輟. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 辍 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I use 辍 by itself to say stop in everyday speech?
Not usually. In daily speech people say 停 (tíng) or 不再 (bú zài). 辍 mostly appears in fixed or literary phrases such as 辍学 or 笔耕不辍 (bǐgēng bú chuò, to keep writing without stopping).
What is the difference between 辍学 and 退学?
辍学 (chuòxué) stresses stopping your studies partway, often for reasons like money or family. 退学 (tuìxué) means formally withdrawing from a school, and it can also mean being expelled.