鶉 meaning and stroke order

chún

Quail; Turnix species (various)

Strokes19
Pinyinchún
ToneTone 2

How to write 鶉, stroke by stroke

19 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 鶉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

chúnsecond tone (rising)
  1. (bound form) quail

How 鶉 is built

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

鳥 gives the meaning and 享 hints at the sound.

Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.

Common words with 鶉

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

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
鵪鶉ānchúnquail

Questions about 鶉

How many strokes are in 鶉?

鶉 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鶉 mean?

鶉 (chún) means quail; Turnix species (various). A common word with it is 鹌鹑 (ānchún), meaning "quail".

How do you pronounce 鶉?

鶉 is pronounced chún, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 鶉?

The radical of 鶉 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鶉 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鶉?

鶉 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鹑, used in mainland China and Singapore.