What does 村 mean in Chinese?

村 (cūn) means "village" in Chinese. The new HSK exam expects you to recognise it at HSK 4.

How do you write 村?

村 is written with 7 strokes, starting from the 木 (tree) radical and following standard Chinese stroke order (top to bottom, left to right). See the interactive stroke-order tool for the full animation.

What is the radical of 村?

The radical of 村 is 木 (tree, Kangxi radical #75). Other common HSK characters using the same radical include 本, 来, 机, 果.

How many strokes does 村 have?

The Chinese character 村 has 7 strokes.

What HSK level is 村?

On the new HSK exam syllabus, 村 is a character to recognise at HSK 4 and to write by hand at HSK 4.

村 (cūn): Meaning, Stroke Order, Radical & Examples

村

cūn

village

HSK 4 character 7 strokes Radical: 木 (tree)

Quick Answer

村 (cūn) means "village" with 7 strokes, radical 木 (tree), HSK 4 on the new exam.

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Pronunciation

cūn

Meaning

Primary: village

Etymology

Trees measured in inches — a village

Mnemonic hooks the visual decomposition to a memorable image. The full oracle-bone to modern evolution is being added character-by-character via the Phase 13 etymology pass.

Decomposition

村=木radical+寸component

Breaking a character into its components makes it far easier to recall. Each component above links to its own detail page.

Basic info

Pinyin	cūn
Meanings	village
Stroke count	7 strokes
Radical	木 (#75: tree)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 4, write by hand at HSK 4
Frequency	#711 most common

Example sentences

近年来，越来越多的年轻人选择回农村创业。
Jìn nián lái, yuè lái yuè duō de niánqīng rén xuǎnzé huí nóngcūn chuàngyè.
In recent years, more and more young people have chosen to return to the countryside to start businesses.
From 农村 (HSK 4)
这个村庄风景优美。
Zhège cūnzhuāng fēngjǐng yōuměi.
This village has beautiful scenery.
From 村庄 (HSK 6)
村民们都很热情好客。
Cūnmínmen dōu hěn rèqíng hàokè.
The villagers are all very warm and hospitable.
From 村民