郴 meaning and stroke order
A county in Hunan province; surname
How to write 郴, stroke by stroke
10 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 郴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 郴州[Chen1 zhou1] (the name of a place in Hunan)
How 郴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 林 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 郴
郴 is 林 (lín, forest) plus 阝 on the right, which marks place names. Picture a town 阝 built beside a forest 林, and 林 also hints at the sound.
郴 is used almost only in the city name 郴州 (Chēnzhōu) in southern Hunan, and occasionally as a surname. Example: 我老家在郴州。(Wǒ lǎojiā zài Chēnzhōu.) My hometown is Chenzhou.
Common mistake: Learners often read 郴 as lín because of 林, but it is chēn, first tone. Also keep the 阝 on the right side. On the left, 阝 is a different component.
Questions about 郴
How many strokes are in 郴?
郴 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 郴 mean?
郴 (chēn) means a county in Hunan province; surname.
How do you pronounce 郴?
郴 is pronounced chēn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 郴?
The radical of 郴 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 郴 under this radical.
Why does 郴 have 林 if it is not pronounced lín?
In pictophonetic characters the sound part was a guide to an older pronunciation, and sounds have shifted over time. Today 郴 is read chēn, so it is best to learn it as a separate word.
Where is 郴州 and is it famous for anything?
郴州 (Chēnzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in southern Hunan, near Guangdong. You will mostly see 郴 on train tickets, maps and addresses.