CHINESE CHARACTER

匠 (jiàng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiàng

artisan, craftsman, workman

HSK 7-96 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

匚

Primary radical

匚 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 匠.

匚 · 斤

Visible components

匠 is decomposed as ⿷匚斤.

STROKES · 6

Write 匠 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 匠

别具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīn

HSK 7-9 · to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived

工匠gōngjiàng

HSK 7-9 · artisan; smith

木匠mùjiàng

HSK 7-9 · carpenter

Examples using 匠

工匠

好的工匠为自己的作品感到骄傲。

Hǎo de gōng jiàng wèi zì jǐ de zuò pǐn gǎn dào jiāo ào。

A good craftsman takes pride in his work.

木匠

木匠带了工具。

Mù jiàng dài le gōng jù。

The carpenter brought his tools along.

FAQ

What does 匠 (jiàng) mean in Chinese?

artisan, craftsman, workman

How do you write 匠 in stroke order?

匠 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 匠?

匚 is the radical in 匠. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 匠?

别具匠心 (biéjù-jiàngxīn): to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever; brilliantly conceived; 工匠 (gōngjiàng): artisan; smith; 木匠 (mùjiàng): carpenter.