逛

guàng to stroll; to wander around

10 strokes

逛 (guàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to stroll”. It is written from 辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 狂 (wild; crazy), one enclosing the other, and takes 10 strokes.

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Structure

辶 + 狂

Enclosing structure

  • 辶 walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò) · chuò meaning
  • 狂 wild; crazy · kuáng sound

Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶狂,并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验:笔画 0–6 为「狂」(犭三笔 + 王四笔),笔画 7–9 为「辶」(点、横折折撇、平捺);狂 kuáng 与 逛 guàng 韵同、声母与声调不同

Memory aid

Both parts are really in this character: someone wild (狂) set loose on the road radical 辶, wandering wherever they like — 逛 means to stroll, to wander around.

This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.

Stroke order

10 strokes

In real words

  • 逛街guàng jiēto go window-shopping; to stroll around the shops逛 = guàng
  • 闲逛xián guàngto stroll aimlessly; to loaf about逛 = guàng
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All readings

guàng main reading

to stroll; to wander around

to stroll; to roam; to wander about for pleasure (e.g. shops, streets, parks)

外出散步、游览;闲游。 — studyhanzi 编写

Words with this reading

  • 逛街guàng jiēto go window-shopping; to stroll around the shops逛 = guàng
  • 闲逛xián guàngto stroll aimlessly; to loaf about逛 = guàng

Sound component

狂 family

Other characters with these parts

辶 → 巡边辽达迁迂迄迅

Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions

Questions people ask about this character

What does 逛 mean?

逛 (guàng) means to stroll; to roam; to wander about for pleasure (e.g. shops, streets, parks).

How do you pronounce 逛?

It is pronounced guàng.

What parts is 逛 made of?

辶 (walk; go — the "movement" radical (chuò)) and 狂 (wild; crazy), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿺辶狂,并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验:笔画 0–6 为「狂」(犭三笔 + 王四笔),笔画 7–9 为「辶」(点、横折折撇、平捺);狂 kuáng 与 逛 guàng 韵同、声母与声调不同. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.

How many strokes does 逛 have?

10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 逛?

辶. 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 逛?

Common ones are 逛街 and 闲逛. The reading of 逛 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.