场 (chǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “an open, flat place where people gather or something happens”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “open ground; place”
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Structure
土 + 𠃓
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (strokes 1-3 = 土, strokes 4-6 = 𠃓); radical from Unicode Unihan; 说文解字 lists the traditional form 場 as 从土昜聲
Memory aid
Earth (土) on the left, and 𠃓 sweeping open to the right: a piece of flat ground cleared for people to gather on.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza场 = chǎng
- 牧场mù chǎngpasture; ranch; grazing land场 = chǎng
- 剧场jù chǎngtheater (building)场 = chǎng
- 怯场qiè chǎngto have stage fright; to get nervous in front of an audience场 = chǎng
- 捧场pěng chǎngto come and show support (for a show, shop or event); to cheer someone on场 = chǎngspoken aspéng chǎng
- 绿茵场lǜ yīn chǎngfootball pitch; grass sports field场 = chǎng
Go deeper
All readings
open ground; place
an open, flat place where people gather or something happens; a site or ground
平坦的空地；供人们活动或事情发生的地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 广场guǎng chǎngpublic square; plaza场 = chǎng
- 牧场mù chǎngpasture; ranch; grazing land场 = chǎng
- 剧场jù chǎngtheater (building)场 = chǎng
- 怯场qiè chǎngto have stage fright; to get nervous in front of an audience场 = chǎng
- 捧场pěng chǎngto come and show support (for a show, shop or event); to cheer someone on场 = chǎngspoken aspéng chǎng
- 绿茵场lǜ yīn chǎngfootball pitch; grass sports field场 = chǎng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 场 mean?
场 (chǎng) means an open, flat place where people gather or something happens; a site or ground.
How do you pronounce 场?
It is pronounced chǎng.
What parts is 场 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 𠃓 (reduced form of 昜, the phonetic side of 场 / 扬 / 汤), side by side. The recorded source is: modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (strokes 1-3 = 土, strokes 4-6 = 𠃓); radical from Unicode Unihan; 说文解字 lists the traditional form 場 as 从土昜聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 场 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 场?
土. 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 场?
Common ones are 广场. The reading of 场 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.