戎 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “weapons and armour”. It is written from 戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke), and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
戈 + ㇐ + ㇒
Overlapping structure
- 戈 dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62 · gē unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
Structure from: modern shape decomposition candidate ⿻戈⿻㇐㇒, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1: 戎 strokes 1/4/5/6 match 戈 (横·斜钩·撇·点) point for point; the remaining strokes 2 and 3 are a short 横 and a 撇 crossing it, kept as strokes because their component identity is not attested here
Memory aid
A dagger-axe 戈 held high, and beneath it one flat ㇐ with a falling ㇒ cutting across it — a weapon on its rack. That is 戎, arms and the army.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 戎装róng zhuāngmilitary attire; battle dress戎 = róng
- 戎马róng mǎwar horse; by extension, life in the army戎 = róng
Go deeper
All readings
weapons; the army
weapons and armour; military affairs; the army; (in classical texts) the peoples to the west of the ancient Chinese states
兵器；军队、军事。古代也用来称呼西方的部族。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 戎装róng zhuāngmilitary attire; battle dress戎 = róng
- 戎马róng mǎwar horse; by extension, life in the army戎 = róng
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Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 戎 mean?
戎 (róng) means weapons and armour; military affairs; the army; (in classical texts) the peoples to the west of the ancient Chinese states.
How do you pronounce 戎?
It is pronounced róng.
What parts is 戎 made of?
戈 (dagger-axe (ancient pole weapon); Kangxi radical 62) and ㇐ (horizontal stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke). The recorded source is: modern shape decomposition candidate ⿻戈⿻㇐㇒, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1: 戎 strokes 1/4/5/6 match 戈 (横·斜钩·撇·点) point for point; the remaining strokes 2 and 3 are a short 横 and a 撇 crossing it, kept as strokes because their component identity is not attested here. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 戎 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 戎?
戈. 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 戎?
Common ones are 戎装 and 戎马. The reading of 戎 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.