幢
2 readings · tap one to hear it
classifier for buildings (Taiwan pr. [chuang2]); (archaic) curtain hung over boat or carriage windows
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 巾 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 幢
- Common rank
- #4,544
- Unicode
- U+5E62
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 幢
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 经幢 | Buddhist stone pillar | |
| 幢幢 | (literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 童 — compare how they read.