(qiàn)

10 strokes

pretty

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qiàn
Meaning
pretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help; son-in-law (old)
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻青

A young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiànyǐng

beautiful image of a woman

Open 倩影 page →
qiàn

Clinique (brand)

Open 倩碧 page →
qiànzhuāng

beautiful attire

Open 倩装 page →

Related characters

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