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

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18Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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門Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 闖

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Example sentences

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Wǒ mén de fángzi qù nián xià tiān zāo dào chuǎng rù.我們的房子去年夏天遭到闖入。

Our house was broken into last summer.

Source: Tatoeba #13826462 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè qiè zéi chuǎng jìn le tā de fángzi.一個竊賊闖進了他的房子。

A burglar broke into his house.

Source: Tatoeba #844475 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chuǎng rù yí jiàn fángzi.他闖入一間房子。

He broke into a house.

Source: Tatoeba #771355 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān shǐ wèi jù chǔ , yú rén gǎn chuǎng rù.天使畏懼處, 愚人敢闖入。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Source: Tatoeba #772090 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén chuǎng jìn le zhū bǎo diàn.他們闖進了珠寶店。

They broke into the jewelry shop.

Source: Tatoeba #874695 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ chuǎng jìn le mǎ lí de jiǔ diàn fáng jiàn.湯姆闖進了瑪麗的酒店房間。

Tom broke into Mary's hotel room.

Source: Tatoeba #6148363 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 闖 in context

  1. Say chuǎng, then recall the core meaning: to rush in, to charge in, to burst in.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 闖 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.