How to Write 荒 (huāng) — Chinese Stroke Order
Meaning: desolate, shortage, scarce · 9 strokes · HSK 7–9
Character facts
| Character | 荒 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | huāng |
| Strokes | 9 |
| HSK level | HSK 7–9 |
| Unicode | U+8352 |
English meanings
- desolate
- shortage
- scarce
- out of practice
- absurd
- uncultivated
Words with 荒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒漠 | huāng mò | barren |
| 荒凉 | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief; preposterous |
| 荒谬 | huāng miù | absurd; ridiculous |
| 荒山 | huāng shān | desert mountain; barren hill |
| 荒原 | huāng yuán | wasteland |
| 荒地 | huāng dì | wasteland; uncultivated land |
| 荒芜 | huāng wú | left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown |
| 饥荒 | jī huāng | crop failure; famine |
| 灾荒 | zāi huāng | natural disaster; famine |
| 荒野 | huāng yě | wilderness |
| 荒废 | huāng fèi | to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated |