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丛 (cóng): Clump — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 丛

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 丛 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 丛

丛 stroke order diagram
3.

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4.

How to Use 丛

Clusters of plants

The character 丛 forms nouns that refer to a cluster or thick growth of plants.

丛林 • cóng lín • Jungle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
5.

Example Sentences

tā他
men们
chuān穿
guò过
yī一
piàn片
mào

Information

Pinyincóng
Meaningclump; cluster
Strokes5
Radical一
Traditional叢
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1945
Zhuyinㄘㄨㄥˊ
UnicodeU+4E1B
CangjieOOU
cóng丛
lín林

Jungle

草丛 • cǎo cóng • Grass • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
cǎo草
cóng丛

Grass

茂
mì密
de的
guàn灌
mù木
cóng丛
cái才
zhǎo找
dào到
xiǎo小
lù路
。

They went through a dense thicket of bushes before finding the path.

hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
xún寻
zhǎo找
kūn昆
chóng虫
。

The children are looking for insects in the grass.

tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
chuān穿
yuè越
le了
mào茂
mì密
de的
cóng丛
lín林
。

The expedition team crossed the dense jungle.

huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
cóng丛
měi美
lì丽
de的
méi玫
guī瑰
huā花
。

There is a beautiful cluster of roses in the garden.

zhè这
tào套
cóng丛
shū书
hán涵
gài盖
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
kē科
xué学
zhǔ主
tí题
。

This book series covers various scientific topics.

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