(guàng): to stroll, to visit

(guàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to stroll.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2520 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, walk. Its radical form (walk) appears in many related characters such as (biān, side), (guò, to pass, past), (hái, still, return).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to stroll
  2. to visit

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶狂 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
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9
10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
xián guàngto stroll
guàng guangto roam around
yóu guàngto go sightseeing
guàng dangto wander around
guàng jiēto take a walk
xiā guàngto wander aimlessly
6
Total compounds
50
As first character
50
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 6 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

xián
0.550624 co-occurrences
jiē
0.5003,263 co-occurrences
lán
0.41572 co-occurrences
cài
0.374252 co-occurrences
shān
0.37042 co-occurrences
chī
0.369210 co-occurrences
nín
0.36654 co-occurrences
diàn
0.365534 co-occurrences
lán
0.36372 co-occurrences
0.36366 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gě guàng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

The character "逛" carries different meanings in classical Chinese.

EttodayFeb 2026

日本一半!2台人“日币换算台币”算法惊呆 网...

rì běn guàng yī bàn ! 2 tái rén rì bì huàn suàn tái bì suàn fǎ jīng dāi wǎng . . .

Japan is half shopping! 2 Taiwanese people were stunned by the "Japanese currency to Taiwan dollar" algorithm Net...

TvbsFeb 2026

台湾兰展27日登场亮点曝光!白天完兰花 晚上台湾灯会

tái wān lán zhǎn 2 7 rì dēng chǎng liàng diǎn pù guāng ! bái tiān guàng wán lán huā wǎn shàng guàng tái wān dēng huì

The highlights of the Taiwan Orchid Exhibition on the 27th were exposed! After visiting orchids during the day, visit the Taiwan Lantern Festival at night

LtnFeb 2026

漫步林间市集听好歌 六龟“足留龟乡”成果展2/2...

màn bù lín jiān guàng shì jí tīng hǎo gē liù guī zú liú guī xiāng chéng guǒ zhǎn 2 2 . . .

Walking in the forest, visiting the market, listening to good songs, six turtles "Staying in Turtle Township" achievement exhibition 2/2...

WorldjournalFeb 2026

汪小菲过年带子饶河夜市 脱口“台湾”赶紧加“中国”

wāng xiǎo 菲 guò nián dài zǐ guàng ráo hé yè shì tuō kǒu tái wān gǎn jǐn jiā zhōng guó

Wang Xiaofei took her children to visit Raohe Night Market during the New Year and blurted out "Taiwan" and quickly added "China"

百度新闻Feb 2026

游乐场与家人失散,5岁女童坠入路边深井大...

guàng yóu lè chǎng yǔ jiā rén shī sàn , 5 suì nǚ tóng zhuì rù lù biān shēn jǐng dà . . .

Separated from her family while visiting the playground, a 5-year-old girl fell into a deep well on the side of the road...

Tatoeba

你想陪我公园吗?

Nǐ xiǎng péi wǒ guàng gōngyuán ma?

Would you like to take a stroll around the park with me?

Tatoeba

我跟汤姆出去,行吗?

Wǒ gēn Tāngmǔ chūqù guàng, xíng ma?

Is it OK if I go out with Tom?

Tatoeba

我会带你这个镇。

Wǒ huì dài nǐ guàngguang zhège zhèn.

I'll show you the town.

Tatoeba

你上周末跟谁閒了?

Nǐ shàng zhōumò gēn shéi jiān guàng le?

Who did you hang out with last weekend?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced guàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 逛 (guàng) mean in Chinese?
逛 (guàng) primarily means "to stroll." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #2520 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 逛 have?
逛 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 逛?
The radical associated with 逛 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 逛?
逛 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 狂 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶狂 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 逛?
Common words with 逛 include: 闲逛 (xián guàng, "to stroll"); 逛逛 (guàng guang, "to roam around"); 游逛 (yóu guàng, "to go sightseeing"); 逛荡 (guàng dang, "to wander around"); 逛街 (guàng jiē, "to take a walk"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 逛 (guàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation guàng: 光 (light), 广 (wide, broad). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 逛 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 逛 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.