怎zěn
what? why? how?. 9 strokes, radical 心, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 怎
Strokes 1–5 write 乍, then strokes 6–9 write 心.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 怎 · the stroke-order rules
What 怎 is made of
乍 (zhà, first time) and 心 (xīn, heart).
心 carries the meaning — heart — and 乍 carries the sound.
Words that use 怎
| 怎样 | how, in what way 用来询问方式或方法 大家讨论怎样扎根基层工作。Everyone discussed how to put down roots in grassroots work. Lesson 99, 长大 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self |
| 怎么 | how, why 疑问代词，询问因由方式状况何故 大卫，你今天怎么穿得这么少，冷不冷？David, how come you're dressed so lightly today — aren't you cold? Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 21, 去诊所看病 |
| 怎么办 | what to do, what's to be done 表示遇到问题时询问应对的方法 面对风雪，大家都在想怎么办。Facing the blizzard, everyone was thinking about what to do. Lesson 97, 吃早餐 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self |
| 怎么样 | how is it, how about 用来询问情况或性质如何 他问大家这个方案怎么样。He asked everyone how this plan was. Lesson 98, 照相 · 返璞归真与立己达人 · Return to Simplicity & Cultivating the Self |
| 不怎么 | not particularly, not that 指程度不高，不太怎样 平时训练不怎么张扬。In peacetime the training wasn't really showy. Lesson 548, 军民同心 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
| 不怎么样 | not so great, mediocre 指水平或状况不理想 有些境外抹黑说装备不怎么样。Some abroad smeared the gear as not so great. Lesson 548, 军民同心 · 笃学求进与兼爱济民 · Educational Resilience & Civic Compassion |
More characters with the radical 心
All 61 of them, and what the radical means, on the 心 radical page.