How to write 村 (cūn) — Stroke Order, Radical & Practice
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- village
- hamlet
- vulgar
- uncouth
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
村 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 村 is 木 — meaning tree. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 标术案棒材格棵林梦桥染森.
How the character is built
村 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 寸 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 村
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
村 appears in 5 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 村 / 相关任务
Words containing 村 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 村 mean in Chinese?
村 (cūn) means village, hamlet; vulgar, uncouth. It is one of the 150 characters required for the HSK 4 writing section.
How many strokes does 村 have?
村 is written in 7 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 村?
The radical of 村 is 木 (tree). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 标, 术, 案, 棒, 材.
What is the pinyin for 村?
村 is pronounced cūn.
What HSK 4 words use 村?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 村 appears in 2 words, including 村 (cūn), 农村 (nóngcūn). See the full list above.