Meaning
village
Chinese: 村庄。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cun” becomes a different word in each tone. 村 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 农村nóng cūnrural area; village
- 乡村xiāng cūnrustic; village; countryside
- 村庄cūn zhuāngvillage; hamlet
- 村子cūn zivillage
- 村里cūn lǐvillage; hamlet
Example Sentence
爷爷住在一个安静的小村庄里。Yé ye zhù zài yí ge ān jìng de xiǎo cūn zhuāng lǐ.Grandpa lives in a quiet little village.
爷爷Yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath住zhùto live在zàiat一个yí gea安静ān jìngquiet的deof小xiǎosmall村庄cūn zhuāngvillage里lǐinside。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Trees (木) plus 寸 (sound): a place dotted with trees where people settle — a ‘village’.
A way to remember it
Trees by a measured plot — a village.
Easy to confuse with
- 材‘Material’: also 木 on the left, but paired with 才, not 寸.