Character Animation

Character: 鲎

Pinyin: hòu (hou4)

Meaning: horseshoe crab

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "鲎" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿳ ⺍ 冖

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: hòu

Same Radical (7)

Radical: 鱼

Related Semantic (5)

Same semantic as: 鱼

Related by Component (6)

Containing component: 鱼