桩 (zhuāng) is a Chinese character meaning “stake”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 庄 (village; farmstead), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “stake; post”
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Structure
木 + 庄
Left–right structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：4 笔木 + 6 笔庄 = 10 笔）
Memory aid
Wood (木) hammered into the ground at the edge of a village (庄): a stake. 庄 also gives the sound — zhuāng.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 木桩mù zhuāngwooden stake; post桩 = zhuāng
- 打桩dǎ zhuāngto drive piles (into the ground)桩 = zhuāng
Go deeper
All readings
stake; post
stake; post; pile (driven into the ground); measure word for matters or events
一端插入地里的木棍或石柱；也用作量词，指一件事情。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 木桩mù zhuāngwooden stake; post桩 = zhuāng
- 打桩dǎ zhuāngto drive piles (into the ground)桩 = zhuāng
Sound component
庄 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 桩 mean?
桩 (zhuāng) means stake; post; pile (driven into the ground); measure word for matters or events.
How do you pronounce 桩?
It is pronounced zhuāng.
What parts is 桩 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 庄 (village; farmstead), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：4 笔木 + 6 笔庄 = 10 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 桩 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 桩?
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 桩?
Common ones are 木桩 and 打桩. The reading of 桩 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.