騰 meaning and stroke order
To fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming
How to write 騰, stroke by stroke
20 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 騰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to gallop; to prance
- (bound form) to soar; to hover
- to make room; to clear out; to vacate
- (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
How 騰 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A person 朕 riding a horse 馬.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 騰
騰 combines 朕 on top and 馬 (mǎ, horse) underneath, like a person riding a horse. Picture the horse galloping so hard it seems to leap up and soar into the air.
騰 rarely stands alone. It appears in words about rising or boiling, like 沸騰 (fèiténg, to boil), and in the practical verb 騰出 (téngchū, to free up space or time). Example: 我給你騰出一個房間。(Wǒ gěi nǐ téngchū yí ge fángjiān.) I'll clear out a room for you.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 騰 with 藤 (téng, vine) and 謄 (téng, to copy out). They share the same sound and the top part. Look at the bottom: 馬 means soaring or galloping, 艹 on top means a plant, and 言 means copying text. Also note that in 折騰 (zhēteng) and 鬧騰 (nàoteng) the 騰 is said in the neutral tone.
Common words with 騰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 折騰 | zhēteng | to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again | HSK 7-9 |
| 沸騰 | fèiténg | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over | HSK 7-9 |
| 熱騰騰 | rèténgténg | steaming hot; (fig.) bustling | HSK 7-9 |
| 騰出 | téngchū | to make (some time or space) available (for sb) | |
| 圖騰 | túténg | totem (loanword) | |
| 熱血沸騰 | rèxuèfèiténg | (idiom) to be fired up; to have one's blood racing; to be burning (with excitement, passio | |
| 鬧騰 | nàoteng | to disturb; to create confusion |
Questions about 騰
How many strokes are in 騰?
騰 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 騰 mean?
騰 (téng) means to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming. A common word with it is 折腾 (zhēteng), meaning "to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again".
How do you pronounce 騰?
騰 is pronounced téng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 騰?
The radical of 騰 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 騰 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 騰?
騰 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 腾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 折騰 mean in everyday speech?
折騰 (zhēteng) means to toss and turn, or to keep doing something over and over with a lot of fuss. People say 別折騰了 (bié zhēteng le) to mean "stop messing around with it" or "stop putting yourself through that."
How is 熱騰騰 used?
熱騰騰 (rèténgténg) describes food or drinks that are steaming hot, as in 熱騰騰的包子 (rèténgténg de bāozi, steaming hot buns). The doubled 騰騰 adds a vivid sense of steam rising.