场
场 (chǎng) means “place”. It is made of 土 + 勿 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 场 into its parts
What 场 is made of
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 勿 wù — must not
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
场 stroke order
Example sentences
学校有一个大运动场。Xuéxiào yǒu yī gè dà yùndòngchǎng.The school has a big sports ground.
去机场怎么走？Qù jīchǎng zěnme zǒu?How do I get to the airport?
Words with 场
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 广场guǎngchǎngpublic square
- 球场qiúchǎngsports field
- 体育场tǐyùchǎngstadium
- 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot
- 场合chǎnghéoccasion
- 场所chǎngsuǒplace
- 剧场jùchǎngtheater
- 全场quánchǎngthe whole audience
- 市场shìchǎngmarket
- 现场xiànchǎngscene
- 操场cāochǎngsports field
- 场面chǎngmiànscene
- 当场dāngchǎngon the spot
- 立场lìchǎngposition
Also built with 土
- 去qùto go
- 吐tǔto spit
- 圣shèngholy
- 在zàiat
- 地deadverb particle (-ly)
- 圾jīgarbage
- 址zhǐlocation
- 均jūnequal
- 坏huàibad
- 坐zuòto sit
- 坑kēngpit
- 块kuàiyuan (money)
Quick facts
| Pinyin | chǎng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | place; ground; measure word for games |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 土 (earth, #32) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 场
What does 场 mean?
场 (chǎng) means “place; ground; measure word for games”.
How many strokes does 场 have?
场 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 场?
The radical of 场 is 土 (tǔ, “earth”), Kangxi radical number 32.
What parts make up 场?
场 is made of 土 (earth) and 勿 (must not).
Which HSK level is 场?
场 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 场 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.