What does 注 mean in Chinese?

注 is a Chinese character with the radical 氵.

How do you write 注?

注 is written with 8 strokes, starting from the 氵 (water) 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 注?

The radical of 注 is 氵 (water, Kangxi radical #85). Other common HSK characters using the same radical include 法, 海, 没, 洗.

How many strokes does 注 have?

The Chinese character 注 has 8 strokes.

What HSK level is 注?

On the new HSK exam syllabus, 注 is a character to recognise at HSK 3.

注: Chinese Character Details

注

HSK 3 character 8 strokes Radical: 氵 (water)

Quick Answer

注 is a Chinese character with 8 strokes, radical 氵 (water), HSK 3 on the new exam.

Full dictionary entry for 注 →Animated stroke-order for 注 →

Etymology

Water that is the master — to pour, to note

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

注=氵radical+主component

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

Basic info

Stroke count	8 strokes
Radical	氵 (#85: water)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 3
Frequency	#815 most common

Example sentences

请注意安全。
Qǐng zhùyì ānquán.
Please be careful.
From 注意 (HSK 3)
新用户需要先在网站上注册账号才能使用。
Xīn yònghù xūyào xiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng zhùcè zhànghào cái néng shǐyòng.
New users need to register an account on the website before using it.
From 注册 (HSK 5)
在文章中标注重点。
Zài wénzhāng zhōng biāozhù zhòngdiǎn.
Mark the key points in the article.
From 标注