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寨 (zhài): Stockaded village or military camp — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 寨 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 寨

寨 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Center-Bottom
寨=宀roof, house+木wood, tree+龶structural strokes

A wooden fence (木) built around a house (宀) for defense, like a military camp or stockade.

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Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 寨

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HSK Vocabulary: 寨

HSK words that contain this character.

山寨

shān zhài

Mountain stronghold / Mountain village

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 寨 is used in context

jūn军
duì队
zài在
shān山
jiǎo脚
xià下
jiàn建
lì立
le了
yíng营
zhài寨
。

The army set up a camp at the foot of the mountain

zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
cūn村
zhài寨
bǎo保
cún
zhè这
ge个
shǒu手
jī机
shì是
shān山
zhài寨
bǎn版
de

Information

Pinyinzhài
Meaningstockaded village or military camp
Strokes14
Radical宀
Traditional寨
StructureTop-Center-Bottom
Frequency#2180
Zhuyinㄓㄞˋ
UnicodeU+5BE8
CangjieJTSD
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存
dé得
hěn很
hǎo好
。

This ancient walled village is well preserved

的
píng苹
guǒ果
。

This phone is a counterfeit version of Apple

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