How to Write 伧 (cāng/chen) — Meaning “Vulgar or lowly.”

Imagine a person (亻) living in a warehouse (仓) without proper manners, acting rudely or coarsely. This visual of a crude warehouse dweller helps you recall that 伧 means vulgar or lowly.

The stroke order is left radical 亻 (2 strokes: left-falling stroke, then vertical) then right part 仓 (4 strokes: left-falling, right-falling, horizontal-bend-hook, vertical-hook). A common mistake is writing the last stroke of 仓 as a straight hook instead of a curved vertical hook, or making the 仓 part too wide.

伧 is not common in everyday speech and is mostly found in literary or formal expressions. It appears in words like 寒伧 (shabby or embarrassing) and 伧俗 (vulgar), often used to describe something unrefined or awkward in social settings.

Common words containing 伧 include: 伧俗 (cāng sú) — Vulgar and coarse.; 伧夫 (cāng fū) — A vulgar or lowly person.; 寒伧 (hán chen) — shabby; ugly; embarrassing.