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孀

shuāng

widow

🔤 Pictophonetic: 女 (woman) provides meaning, 霜 provides pronunciation

HSK 20 strokes Uncommon (44%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

frost; frozen, crystallized, candied

⿰女霜 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

shuāng

霜

frost; frozen, crystallized, candied

🔤 Pictophonetic: 雨 (rain) provides meaning, 相 provides pronunciation

17 strokes HSK 6

yǔ

雨

rain

📷 Pictographic: Rain drops falling from a cloud 帀

8 strokes HSK 1

zā

帀

to rotate, to revolve, to make a circuit

4 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

jīn

巾

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

📷 Pictographic: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

3 strokes HSK 4

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

xiāng

相

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

💡 Ideographic: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe

9 strokes HSK 3

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 孀 (9)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to live in widowhood (formal)

shuāngjū

孀居 ↗

to live in widowhood (formal)

孀闺 ↗

shuāngguī

a widow's chamber (old usage)

shuāngguī

孀闺 ↗

a widow's chamber (old usage)

居孀 ↗

jūshuāng

to remain widowed (formal)

jūshuāng

居孀 ↗

to remain widowed (formal)