幄 (wò): tent

幄 (wò) is a Chinese character meaning “tent.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 巾 (structural) and 屋 (structural). It ranks #3033 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 幄 a room 屋 made of cloth 巾; 屋 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 常 (cháng, always), 希 (xī, to hope), 帮 (bāng, to help).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 巾 cloth12 strokesFrequency #3033巾 structural屋 structural

Definitions

  1. tent

Etymology & Origin

幄

ideographicA room 屋 made of cloth 巾; 屋 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰巾屋 (layout: left-right)

Components:巾structural屋structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
运筹帷幄phraseyùn chóu wéi wòlit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wàia general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
50
As last character
50
As middle character

幄 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 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 幄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

帷wéi
0.793490 co-occurrences
筹chóu
0.49288 co-occurrences
谋móu
0.40244 co-occurrences
侍shì
0.38442 co-occurrences
御yù
0.36642 co-occurrences
妙miào
0.35816 co-occurrences
讲jiǎng
0.35724 co-occurrences
运yùn
0.34994 co-occurrences
殿diàn
0.33928 co-occurrences
翠cuì
0.33612 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

运筹帷幄yùnchóuwéiwòHSK 7+

to devise strategies behind the frontline

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

幄字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。

wò zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .

The way the character "幄" is written is quite unique, and it really left an impression on me.

Character Family

巾 Radical Family — Characters sharing the cloth radical

常cháng带dài市shì师shī希xī帝dì帮bāng帽mào巾jīn帜zhì

Related Characters

常cháng希xī帮bāng带dài帽mào巾jīn帜zhì帝dì师shī市shì

Homophones — Characters pronounced wò

涡wō

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 幄 (wò) mean in Chinese?
幄 (wò) primarily means "tent." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3033 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 幄 have?
幄 is written with 12 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 幄?
The radical associated with 幄 is 巾 (cloth). This radical appears in many characters related to cloth.
What are the components of 幄?
幄 is composed of: 巾 (structural), 屋 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰巾屋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 幄?
Common words with 幄 include: 运筹帷幄 (yùn chóu wéi wò, "lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)"); 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 (yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài, "a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 幄 (wò)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wò: 涡 (eddy). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 幄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 幄 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.