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场 — large place used for a specific purpose

large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene

Pinyin
chǎng · cháng
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — chǎng, cháng — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 场: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

场 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 场

Words with 场 in the HSK syllabus: 39

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 机场jīchǎngairport; airfieldHSK 2
  2. 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall; shopping center; department storeHSK 2
  3. 球场qiúchǎngstadium; sports ground; court; pitch; fieldHSK 3
  4. 操场cāochǎngplayground; sports field; drill groundHSK 4
  5. 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stageHSK 4
  6. 市场shìchǎngmarketplace; market; bazaar; marketHSK 4
  7. 停车场tíngchēchǎngparking lot; car parkHSK 4
  8. 场所chǎngsuǒlocation; placeHSK 5
  9. 广场guǎngchǎngpublic square; plazaHSK 5
  10. 剧场jùchǎngtheaterHSK 5
  11. 赛场sàichǎngracetrack; fieldHSK 5
  12. 现场xiànchǎngthe scene; the spot; the siteHSK 5
  13. 在场zàichǎngto be present; to be on the sceneHSK 5
  14. 职场zhíchǎngworkplace; workforce; job marketHSK 5
  15. 场次chǎngcìthe number of showings of a movie, play etcHSK 6
  16. 场地chǎngdìspace; site; place; sports pitchHSK 6
  17. 场馆chǎngguǎnsporting venue; arenaHSK 6
  18. 场合chǎnghéoccasion; situation; context; setting; venueHSK 6
  19. 场景chǎngjǐngscene; scenario; situation; settingHSK 6
  20. 场面chǎngmiànscene; spectacle; occasion; situationHSK 6
  21. 出场chūchǎngto come onto the stage to performHSK 6
  22. 当场dāngchǎngat the scene; on the spotHSK 6
  23. 立场lìchǎngposition; standpointHSK 6
  24. 登场dēngchǎngto go on stage; fig. to appear on the sceneHSK 7–9
  25. 会场huìchǎngmeeting place; place where people gatherHSK 7–9
  26. 开场kāichǎngto begin; to open; to start; beginning of an eventHSK 7–9
  27. 开场白kāichǎngbáiprologue of play; opening remarks; preambleHSK 7–9
  28. 牧场mùchǎngpasture; grazing land; ranchHSK 7–9
  29. 农场nóngchǎngfarmHSK 7–9
  30. 捧场pěngchǎngto show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participantsHSK 7–9
  31. 入场rùchǎngto enter the venue for a meetingHSK 7–9
  32. 入场券rùchǎngquànadmission ticket; qualification to enter a higher-level competition or fieldHSK 7–9
  33. 上半场shàngbànchǎngfirst half of a game or contestHSK 7–9
  34. 上场shàngchǎngon stage; to go on stage; to take the fieldHSK 7–9
  35. 市场经济shìchǎng jīngjìmarket economyHSK 7–9
  36. 下半场xiàbànchǎngsecond half of a game or contestHSK 7–9
  37. 下场xiàchǎngto leave; to take part in some activityHSK 7–9
  38. 战场zhànchǎngbattlefieldHSK 7–9
  39. 走过场zǒu guòchǎngto go through the motionsHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.