(lǜ) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

anxious, concerned, worried 10 strokes · Radical (heart) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 虑 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced .

Stroke Order & Practice

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虑 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Upper-left envelops Inner. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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outer tiger
inner heart

Radical

The radical of is — meaning heart. 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: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A tiger 虍 striking fear into the heart 心.

HSK 4 Words Containing 虑

kǎolǜ to consider; to think over
我需要再考虑一下。
Wǒ xūyào zài kǎolǜ yíxià.
I need to think about it some more.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 20 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

所以,做决定之前最好仔细考一下。
From Mock Exam 19 →

FAQ

What does 虑 mean in Chinese?

虑 (lǜ) means anxious, concerned, worried. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 虑 have?

虑 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 虑?

The radical of 虑 is 心 (heart). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 忽, 态, 志, 恐, 悉.

What is the pinyin for 虑?

虑 is pronounced lǜ.

What HSK 4 words use 虑?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 虑 appears in 1 word, including 考虑 (kǎolǜ). See the full list above.

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