How to write 场 (chǎng, “large place”)
场, an HSK 2 character, is read chǎng for “large place” and “stage”, and also cháng (“threshing floor”). It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 場, 12 strokes instead of 6. On its own it is an HSK 4 word; it also forms 商场 (“shopping mall”), 机场 (“airport”) and 球场 (“stadium”). Japanese keeps the traditional 場, read jou (“location”).
- Pinyin
- chǎng, cháng
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 土 (“earth”)
- Traditional
- 場
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a left-right character it splits into 土 (“earth”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 勿 (“do not”), strokes 4–6, written the left part first.
- leftrightwards
- top leftdown and right → downwards
- bottom leftup and right
- toprightwards → down and left → rightwards
- centerdown and left
- rightdown and left
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 场 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 場 · 12 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| chǎng third tone | large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams | 場 | 商场 机场 球场 市场 |
| cháng second tone | threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout | 場 | — |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 2 word
- Words with it
- 287 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 场
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 场 場 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose; stage HSK 4 |
| 商场 商場 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center HSK 2 |
| 机场 機場 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield HSK 2 |
| 球场 球場 | qiúchǎng | stadium; sports ground HSK 3 |
| 市场 市場 | shìchǎng | marketplace; market HSK 4 |
| 操场 操場 | cāochǎng | playground; sports field HSK 4 |
| 停车场 停車場 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot; car park HSK 4 |
| 在场 在場 | zàichǎng | to be present; to be on the scene HSK 5 |
| 现场 現場 | xiànchǎng | the scene; (on) the spot HSK 5 |
| 场所 場所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place HSK 5 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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