桌 (zhuō) is a Chinese character meaning “table”. It is written from ⺊ (vertical mark above a short horizontal) and 日 (sun; day) and 木 (tree; wood), and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
⺊ + 日 + 木
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 strokes (⺊ = strokes 1-2, 日 = strokes 3-6, 木 = strokes 7-10)
Memory aid
A little marker (⺊) and the sun (日) sit on top of a piece of wood (木) — a wooden table where things are set out.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 桌子zhuō zǐtable; desk桌 = zhuōspoken aszhuō zi
- 书桌shū zhuōwriting desk桌 = zhuō
- 桌椅zhuō yǐtables and chairs桌 = zhuō
Go deeper
All readings
table; desk
table; desk; also a measure word for tables of food or guests
桌子，放东西或吃饭、写字用的家具。也用作量词，如「一桌菜」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 桌子zhuō zǐtable; desk桌 = zhuōspoken aszhuō zi
- 书桌shū zhuōwriting desk桌 = zhuō
- 桌椅zhuō yǐtables and chairs桌 = zhuō
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 桌 mean?
桌 (zhuō) means table; desk; also a measure word for tables of food or guests.
How do you pronounce 桌?
It is pronounced zhuō.
What parts is 桌 made of?
⺊ (vertical mark above a short horizontal) and 日 (sun; day) and 木 (tree; wood). The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 strokes (⺊ = strokes 1-2, 日 = strokes 3-6, 木 = strokes 7-10). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 桌 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 桌?
木. 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 桌?
Common ones are 桌子 and 书桌. The reading of 桌 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.