绳 Strokes Write it Listen 绳 shéng string, rope, cord; to control HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 纟 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from纟meaningsīsilk; thread黾soundmiǎnfrog, toad; to strive, to endeavor How it works纟 hints at the meaning (thread), and 黾 miǎn hints at the sound.