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CHINESE CHARACTER

鲎 (hòu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

hòu
king crab
HSK —13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

鱼 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鲎.

冖 · 鱼

Visible components

鲎 is decomposed as ⿳⺍冖鱼.

STROKES · 13

Write 鲎 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鲎 (hòu) mean in Chinese?

king crab

How do you write 鲎 in stroke order?

鲎 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鲎?

鱼 is the radical in 鲎. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鲎?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.