雛 meaning and stroke order
Chick, fledging; infant, toddler
How to write 雛, stroke by stroke
18 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 雛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) chick; young bird
How 雛 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bird.
隹 gives the meaning and 芻 hints at the sound.
Radical: 隹 (short-tailed bird), shared by 32 characters on this site.
How to remember 雛
The right side 隹 (zhuī) is a short-tailed bird, which gives the meaning of a young bird. The left side 芻 (chú) gives the sound, so 雛 is read chú, just like its sound part.
雛 is a bound form. It appears inside words rather than standing alone, as in 雛鳥 (chúniǎo, young bird) or 雛形 (chúxíng, an early prototype). A common everyday word is 雛菊 (chújú, daisy). Example: 花園裡開滿了雛菊。(Huāyuán lǐ kāi mǎn le chújú.) The garden is full of daisies.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the left part as 刍 inside a traditional text, or mix up the simplified 雏 and the traditional 雛 in the same passage. Also keep the tone rising (chú), not falling (chù).
Common words with 雛
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 雛菊 | chújú | daisy |
Questions about 雛
How many strokes are in 雛?
雛 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 雛 mean?
雛 (chú) means chick, fledging; infant, toddler. A common word with it is 雏菊 (chújú), meaning "daisy".
How do you pronounce 雛?
雛 is pronounced chú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 雛?
The radical of 雛 is 隹, which carries the idea of "short-tailed bird". Dictionaries list 雛 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 雛?
雛 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 雏, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I say 雛 by itself to mean chick?
Not usually. It is a bound form, so you say 雛鳥 (chúniǎo) for a young bird or 小雞 (xiǎojī) for a baby chicken in everyday speech.
What does 雛形 mean?
雛形 (chúxíng) means an embryonic form or early prototype of something, like the first version of a plan or product. It extends the idea of a young bird to anything at an early stage.