a stick, cane, or staff used for support or walking

Animated Stroke Order 杖

杖 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 杖

杖 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
guó
wáng
shǒu
chí
quán
zhàng
dēng
shàng
wáng
zuò

The king holds the scepter and ascends the throne

2
ye
zhǔ
zhe
guǎi
zhàng
sàn

Grandpa walks with a walking stick

3
shī
huī
dòng
zhàng
shī

The wizard waves his magic wand to cast a spell

4
zǒu
yào
guǎi
zhàng

Grandpa needs a walking stick to walk.

5
shuāi
shāng
le
tuǐ
xiàn
zài
yòng
guǎi
zhàng
bāng
zhù
zǒu

He injured his leg and now uses crutches to help him walk.

6
shēng
jiàn
lǎo
rén
shǐ使
yòng
guǎi
zhàng
fáng
zhǐ
zài
shī湿
huá
de
miàn
shàng
diē
dǎo

The doctor advised the elderly to use a cane to prevent falls on slippery surfaces.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes7
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2401
Zhuyinㄓㄤˋ
Components
UnicodeU+6756
CangjieDK
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality