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撞 (zhuàng): To hit — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 撞

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How to write 撞 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 撞

撞 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
撞
扌shǒu · hand
童tóng · child
撞=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 撞

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5.

How to Use 撞

Collision and Impact

In collision words, 撞 (zhuàng) indicates hitting or striking against something.

碰撞 • pèng zhuàng • to collide • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
6.

Example Sentences

liǎng两
liàng辆
chē车
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
zhuàng

Information

Pinyinzhuàng
Meaningto hit
Strokes15
Radical扌
Traditional撞
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1273
Zhuyinㄓㄨㄤˋ
UnicodeU+649E
CangjieQYTG
扌shǒu · hand
+童tóng · child

The hand component connects this character to a physical action.

pèng碰
zhuàng撞

to collide

冲撞 • chōng zhuàng • Collide • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chōng冲
zhuàng撞

Collide

撞击 • zhuàng jī • Impact / Collision • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zhuàng撞
jī击

Impact / Collision

撞
chē车
le了
。

Two cars crashed at the intersection.

tā他
bù不
gǎn敢
dǐng顶
zhuàng撞
lǎo老
shī师
。

He doesn't dare to talk back to the teacher.

tā他
zǐ仔
xì细
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
zhuàng撞
zhēn针
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
。

He carefully checked the condition of the firing pin.

tā他
zǒu走
lù路
shí时
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
zhuàng撞
dào到
le了
mén门
。

He accidentally hit the door while walking.

wǒ我
zài在
jiē街
shàng上
zhuàng撞
jiàn见
le了
lǎo老
tóng同
xué学
。

I bumped into an old classmate on the street.

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