韁 meaning and stroke order

jiāng

Bridle, reins

Strokes22
Pinyinjiāng
ToneTone 1

How to write 韁, stroke by stroke

22 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 韁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

jiāngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. bridle
  2. reins
  3. halter

How 韁 is built

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

革 gives the meaning and 畺 hints at the sound.

Radical: 革 (leather), shared by 25 characters on this site.

Common words with 韁

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

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
韁繩jiāngshéngreins

Questions about 韁

How many strokes are in 韁?

韁 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 韁 mean?

韁 (jiāng) means bridle, reins. A common word with it is 缰绳 (jiāngshéng), meaning "reins".

How do you pronounce 韁?

韁 is pronounced jiāng, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 韁?

The radical of 韁 is 革, which carries the idea of "leather". Dictionaries list 韁 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 韁?

韁 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 缰, used in mainland China and Singapore.