驼 meaning and stroke order
Camel; humpback; to carry on one's back
How to write 驼, stroke by stroke
8 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 驼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hump or hunchbacked
- camel
- variant of 駝|驼[tuo2]
How 驼 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
马 gives the meaning and 它 hints at the sound.
Radical: 马 (horse), shared by 54 characters on this site.
How to remember 驼
驼 is a pictophonetic character: 马 (mǎ, horse) on the left gives the meaning of a large riding or pack animal, and 它 (tā) on the right gives the sound tuó. Picture a horse-like animal that carries loads on its back, the camel.
驼 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It shows up in words like 骆驼 (luòtuo, camel) and 驼背 (tuóbèi, hunchbacked). Example: 爷爷老了，背有点驼。(Yéye lǎo le, bèi yǒudiǎn tuó.) Grandpa is old, and his back is a little hunched.
Common mistake: Learners often read the right side 它 as tā and say tuó with the wrong initial or tone. Remember it is second tone tuó. Also note that in 骆驼 the second syllable is usually said in the neutral tone: luòtuo.
Common words with 驼
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
驼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 驼
How many strokes are in 驼?
驼 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 驼 mean?
驼 (tuó) means camel; humpback; to carry on one's back. A common word with it is 骆驼 (luòtuo), meaning "camel (CL:峰[feng1],匹[pi3],頭|头[tou2]); (coll.) blockhead; ninny".
How do you pronounce 驼?
驼 is pronounced tuó, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 驼?
The radical of 驼 is 马, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 驼 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 驼?
The traditional form of 驼 is 駝 and 駞. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 驼 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What measure word is used for 骆驼?
You can use 峰 (fēng), which refers to the hump, as in 一峰骆驼. In everyday speech 头 (tóu) or 匹 (pǐ) are also common, as in 一头骆驼.
Why does 驼鹿 mean moose?
驼鹿 (tuólù) literally combines camel and deer. The name describes a large deer with a humped, camel-like shoulder, which is how Chinese names the moose.