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筑zhù

building; a five-string lute. 12 strokes, radical ⺮, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin zhùStrokes 12Radical ⺮Band HSK 5Words 1

How to write 筑

Strokes 1–6 write ⺮, then strokes 7–12 write 巩.

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Stroke order chart for 筑 — 12 strokes, radical ⺮

Write 筑 on the grid

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 筑 · the stroke-order rules

What 筑 is made of

⺮ (zhú, bamboo) and 巩 (gǒng, to bind).

A strong  巩 bamboo ⺮ building; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation.

Words that use 筑

建(jiàn)筑(zhù) building, architecture
指人工建造的房屋或构筑物

这座现代建筑坚固又美观。This modern building is sturdy and beautiful.

Lesson 440, 匠心筑物 · 笃志筑业与工巧开新 · Steadfast Craftsmanship & Grand Architecture

More characters with the radical ⺮

All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 竹 radical page.

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