囱 (cōng) is a Chinese character meaning “chimney”. It is written from ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke), and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
㇒ + 囗 + ㇒ + ㇒ + ㇔
Overlapping structure
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- 囗 enclosure, surrounding frame · wéi unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇔ dot stroke unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形：第 1 笔撇在顶，第 2、3、7 笔组成囗框，第 4、5 笔撇与第 6 笔点在框内）
Memory aid
A closed box (囗) with smoke escaping: two slanted strokes (㇒) and a dot (㇔) drifting up inside it, and one more ㇒ already out the top. That box with smoke in it is 囱, a chimney.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 烟囱yān cōngchimney; smokestack囱 = cōng
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All readings
chimney
chimney; flue; the smoke duct of a stove or boiler
炉灶、锅炉上出烟的通道。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 烟囱yān cōngchimney; smokestack囱 = cōng
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 囱 mean?
囱 (cōng) means chimney; flue; the smoke duct of a stove or boiler.
How do you pronounce 囱?
It is pronounced cōng.
What parts is 囱 made of?
㇒ (left-falling stroke) and 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke). The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形：第 1 笔撇在顶，第 2、3、7 笔组成囗框，第 4、5 笔撇与第 6 笔点在框内）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 囱 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 囱?
囗. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 囱?
Common ones are 烟囱. The reading of 囱 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.