充 (chōng) is a Chinese character meaning “to fill”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 厶 (private component) and 儿 (child; legs), and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “to fill; to be full of”
Four steps: break it apart, build it, recall it, use it in a word.
StartLearn this character
Structure
亠 + 厶 + 儿
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：亠2 + 厶2 + 儿2 = 6，笔序 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5）
Memory aid
A lid (亠) pressed down on a little bundle (厶) that is already standing on two legs (儿) — packed from the bottom up until it is completely full.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 充满chōng mǎnto be full of; to be filled with充 = chōng
- 充电chōng diànto charge a battery; to recharge充 = chōng
- 充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful; full of (energy)充 = chōng
- 补充bǔ chōngto supplement; to add充 = chōngHSK 5
- 充盈chōng yíngfull; abundant; plentiful充 = chōng
Go deeper
All readings
to fill
to fill; to be full of; to charge (a battery); to serve as
装满；填满。也表示给电池等补充电能，或担任、当作。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 充满chōng mǎnto be full of; to be filled with充 = chōng
- 充电chōng diànto charge a battery; to recharge充 = chōng
- 充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful; full of (energy)充 = chōng
- 补充bǔ chōngto supplement; to add充 = chōngHSK 5
- 充盈chōng yíngfull; abundant; plentiful充 = chōng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 充 mean?
充 (chōng) means to fill; to be full of; to charge (a battery); to serve as.
How do you pronounce 充?
It is pronounced chōng.
What parts is 充 made of?
亠 (lid) and 厶 (private component) and 儿 (child; legs). The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：亠2 + 厶2 + 儿2 = 6，笔序 0-1 / 2-3 / 4-5）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 充 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 充?
儿. 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 充?
Common ones are 充满 and 充电. The reading of 充 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.