How to write 桌 (zhuō, “table”)
桌 (zhuō), an HSK 1 character, means “table”, “desk” and “classifier”. As a top-bottom character it splits into 卓 (“outstanding”), strokes 1–6; 木 (“tree”, the radical), strokes 7–10, written the top first. It is part of the HSK word 桌子 (“table”), and of 上桌 (“to place on the table”) and 书桌 (“desk”). Japanese reads it taku, “table”.
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 木 (“tree”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- topdownwards
- toprightwards
- top leftdownwards
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- centerrightwards
- centerrightwards
- leftrightwards
- centerdownwards
- centerdown and left
- centerdown and right
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| zhuō first tone | table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc | — | 桌子 上桌 书桌 同桌 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 桌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk HSK 1 |
| 上桌 | shàngzhuō | to place (food) on the table; to sit down to eat (at the dining table) |
| 书桌 書桌 | shūzhuō | desk |
| 同桌 | tóngzhuō | desk-mate; seat-mate |
| 桌机 桌機 | zhuōjī | desktop computer |
| 桌面 | zhuōmiàn | desktop; tabletop |
| 课桌 課桌 | kèzhuō | school desk |
| 饭桌 飯桌 | fànzhuō | dining table |
| 小饭桌 小飯桌 | xiǎofànzhuō | dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch |
| 桌面儿上 桌面兒上 | zhuōmiànrshàng | on the table; fig. everything open and above board |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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