荒
In Mandarin Chinese, 荒 (huāng) means “barren; deserted; shortage”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.
Meaning
- barren
- deserted
- shortage
Stroke order
Examples
- 这片土地已经荒了好几年。This piece of land has lain barren for several years.