How to write (nóng) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice

nóng agriculture, farming; farmer 6 strokes · Radical (cover) · HSK 4 required writing character

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced nóng.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

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农 — 6 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 1 component arranged as Overlap. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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back cover

Radical

The radical of is — meaning cover. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

How the character is built

is a pictograph — a stylized image of the thing it names. It originally depicted Simplified form of 農, tilling the field 田 with a hoe 辰.

HSK 4 Words Containing 农

nóngcūn rural area; countryside
他是在农村长大的。
Tā shì zài nóngcūn zhǎng dà de.
He grew up in the countryside.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 4 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

大学生不愿意去村工作。
From Mock Exam 04 →

Tasks Featuring 农 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍中国的主要省市、民族
China Overview · 农村

FAQ

What does 农 mean in Chinese?

农 (nóng) means agriculture, farming; farmer. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.

How many strokes does 农 have?

农 is written in 6 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 农?

The radical of 农 is 冖 (cover).

What is the pinyin for 农?

农 is pronounced nóng.

What HSK 4 words use 农?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 农 appears in 1 word, including 农村 (nóngcūn). See the full list above.

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