稠 Strokes Write it Listen 稠 chóu dense; crowded; thick HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 禾 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from禾meaninghécereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk周soundzhōuZhou dynasty; circumference How it works禾 hints at the meaning (grain), and 周 zhōu hints at the sound.