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Animated Stroke Order 众

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How to write 众 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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众

4.

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5.

How to Use 众

Words for 'audience/public'

Nouns formed with 众 meaning a group of people.

观众 • guān zhòng • audience • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 众

大众 • Dà zhòng • Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

HSK 3.0 · L5

Dà大

zhòng

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

men们

bǎ把

xiǎo小

tōu偷

bǎng绑

zài

Information

Pinyinzhòng

Meaningcrowd, multitude, many people

Strokes6

Radical人

Traditional眾

StructureTriangular

Frequency#682

Zhuyinㄓㄨㄥˋ

UnicodeU+4F17

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众=人person+人person+人person

Three people (人) gathered together — a crowd or multitude, symbolizing collective strength.

guān观

zhòng众

audience

群众 • qún zhòng • the masses; general public; the common people • HSK 6

HSK 6

qún群

zhòng众

the masses; general public; the common people

听众 • tīng zhòng • audience • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

tīng听

zhòng众

audience

Words meaning 'numerous' or 'outstanding'

Adjectives or idioms where 众 indicates 'many' or 'the crowd'.

众多 • zhòng duō • numerous • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zhòng众

duō多

numerous

出众 • chū zhòng • Outstanding • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chū出

zhòng众

Outstanding

众所周知 • zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī • as everyone knows • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhòng众

suǒ所

zhōu周

zhī

众

Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

众人 • zhòng rén • everyone

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhòng众

rén人

everyone

公众 • gōng zhòng • public

HSK 3.0 · L6

gōng公

zhòng众

public

民众 • mín zhòng • the populace; the masses; the common people

HSK 3.0 · L6

mín民

zhòng众

the populace; the masses; the common people

当众 • dāng zhòng • In public / Before everyone

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dāng当

zhòng众

In public / Before everyone

与众不同 • yǔ zhòng bù tóng • Different from others / Stand out from the crowd

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yǔ与

zhòng众

bù不

tóng同

Different from others / Stand out from the crowd

在

zhù柱

zi子

shàng上

shì示

zhòng众

。

They tied the thief to a post for public display.

tā他

de的

chéng成

jì绩

hěn很

chū出

zhòng众

。

His grades are outstanding.

gōng公

zhòng众

duì对

huán环

jìng境

bǎo保

hù护

yuè越

lái来

yuè越

guān关

zhù注

。

The public is paying more and more attention to environmental protection.

qún群

zhòng众

jù聚

jí集

zài在

guǎng广

chǎng场

shàng上

qìng庆

zhù祝

jié节

rì日

。

The masses gathered in the square to celebrate the festival.

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

yǒu有

zhòng众

duō多

de的

lǚ旅

yóu游

jǐng景

diǎn点

。

This city has numerous tourist attractions.

知

as everyone knows

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Characters pronounced "zhong".

冢zhǒngburial mound, mausoleum; grand
盅zhōngsmall cup or bowl
钟zhōngbell, clock, timepiece
中zhōngcenter, middle, within, among
肿zhǒngswelling
忠zhōngloyalty, devotion, faithfulness

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "人".

俞yúsurname; consent, approve
仑lúnlogical reasons, logical order
余yúI, me; surplus, extra
今jīnnow, the present time
企qǐto stand on tiptoe; to look forward to
伞sǎnumbrella

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