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

guàng to ramble, to stroll, to wander 10 strokes · Radical (to walk) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 逛 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 guàng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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

Decomposition

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

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outer to walk
inner insane

Radical

The radical of is — meaning to walk. 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 a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (walk) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 逛

guàng to stroll; to wander around
我们去逛商场吧。
Wǒmen qù guàng shāngchǎng ba.
Let's go browse the shopping mall.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

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

他们去植物园了。
From Mock Exam 13 →
男的为什么不能去街了?
From Mock Exam 17 →
超市时,顾客们被什么吸引了?
From Mock Exam 11 →

Tasks Featuring 逛 / 相关任务

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

📚 交流业余爱好、休闲度假
Hobbies & Leisure ·

FAQ

What does 逛 mean in Chinese?

逛 (guàng) means to ramble, to stroll, to wander. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 逛 have?

逛 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 逛?

The radical of 逛 is 辶 (to walk). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 达, 连, 通, 递, 迷.

What is the pinyin for 逛?

逛 is pronounced guàng.

What HSK 4 words use 逛?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 逛 appears in 1 word, including 逛 (guàng). See the full list above.

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