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槐 (huái): Chinese scholar tree — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 槐 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 槐

槐 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
槐=木wood+鬼ghost

A type of tree (木), the locust or pagoda tree, with '鬼' (guǐ) possibly referring to its ghostly, twisted appearance or folklore.

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HSK Vocabulary: 槐

HSK words that contain this character.

槐树

huái shù

Locust tree / pagoda tree

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

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

cì刺
huái槐
de的
mù木
cái材
hěn很
shì适
hé合
zuò做
jiā家
jù具
。

The wood of black locust is very suitable for making furniture

huái槐
huā花
de的
xiāng香
wèi味
piāo飘
mǎn满
le了
zhěng
lù路
biān边
de的
huái槐
shù树
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
bái

Information

Pinyinhuái
MeaningChinese scholar tree
Strokes13
Radical木
Traditional槐
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2432
Zhuyinㄏㄨㄞˊ
UnicodeU+69D0
CangjieDYHR
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整
gè个
yuàn院
zi子
。

The fragrance of pagoda tree flowers fills the entire courtyard

白
sè色
de的
huā花
。

The pagoda trees by the roadside are full of white flowers

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