杖 (zhàng): A stick — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 杖

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 杖

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

杖

木mù · tree

丈zhàng

杖=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 杖

杖 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 杖

Common word with 杖

One common HSK word with 杖 is 拐杖, meaning "crutch; walking stick".

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Example Sentences

guó国

wáng王

shǒu手

chí持

quán权

zhàng杖

dēng

木mù · tree

+丈zhàng

guǎi拐

zhàng杖

crutch; walking stick

登

shàng上

wáng王

zuò座

。

The king holds the scepter and ascends the throne

yé爷

ye爷

zhǔ拄

zhe着

guǎi拐

zhàng杖

sàn散

bù步

。

Grandpa walks with a walking stick

yé爷

ye爷

zǒu走

lù路

xū需

yào要

yòng用

shǒu手

zhàng杖

。

Grandpa needs a walking stick to walk.

chán禅

zhàng杖

shì是

sēng僧

rén人

xiū修

xíng行

shí时

cháng常

yòng用

de的

fǎ法

qì器

。

The Buddhist staff is a ritual implement commonly used by monks during practice.

mó魔

fǎ法

shī师

huī挥

dòng动

mó魔

zhàng杖

shī施

fǎ法

。

The wizard waves his magic wand to cast a spell

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杖 (zhàng): A stick — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 杖

Stroke Order Diagrams 杖

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 杖

How to Use 杖

Common word with 杖

Example Sentences

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

Same Sound

Same Radical