DICTIONARY
The Chinese word weng - 翁 - wēng
(old man in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wēng
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
(Sorry, we have not yet had the chance to record wēng with a Chinese native speaker).
English translations
old man, father, father-in-law, surname
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 翁 ( wēng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of wēng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 翁 ( weng / wēng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe wei laoweng meitian zai hebian diaoyu.
Zhè wèi lǎowēng měitiān zài hébiān diàoyú.– English translation: This old man goes fishing by the river every day.
Character complexity
翁 is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
father | fisherman
Chinese example words containing the character 翁 ( weng / wēng )
翁布里亚 ( Wēng bù lí yà = Umbria )
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