闯
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chuǎng · to rush in, to charge in, to burst in

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #4698
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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门Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 闯

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Example sentences

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Zuó tiān qiáng dào chuǎng jìn le diàn lǐ.昨天强盗闯进了店里。

A burglar broke into the shop yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #2032254 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè rù shì dào qiè zhě chèn wǒ qù lǚ yóu de shí hòu chuǎng rù le wǒ jiā.一个入室盗窃者趁我去旅游的时候闯入了我家。

A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip.

Source: Tatoeba #346802 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 闯 in context

  1. Say chuǎng, then recall the core meaning: to rush in, to charge in, to burst in.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 闯过 (chuǎng guò), meaning “to crash one's way through”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 闯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.