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Animated Stroke Order 状

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 状 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 状

状 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

状

爿bed

状=爿bed+犬dog

A dog (犭) stands proudly by a bed (爿) — depicting a form or condition.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 状

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5.

How to Use 状

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 状 works in context.

State or Condition

状 + noun/noun + 状

Used to refer to a state, condition, or situation.

condition; state; status

HSK 5

status; condition; state of affairs

HSK 5

current situation

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

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

hái孩

zi子

xiàng向

lǎo老

shī师

gào告

zhuàng状

shuō说

tóng同

xué学

qī欺

fù负

tā他

。

The child complained to the teacher that a classmate bullied him.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

liǎo了

jiě解

dāng当

qián前

de的

zhè这

ge个

hé盒

zi子

de的

xíng形

zhuàng状

hěn很

tè

Information

Pinyinzhuàng

Meaningform

Strokes7

Radical犬

Traditional狀

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1353

Zhuyinㄓㄨㄤˋ

UnicodeU+72B6

CangjieLMIK

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zhuàng状

kuàng况

。

We need to understand the current situation.

特

bié别

。

The shape of this box is very special.

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