(juān)

10 strokes

beautiful

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
juān
Meaning
beautiful; graceful
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女肙

In this compound, the meaning comes from (woman); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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.

juānxiù

beautiful; graceful

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chánjuān

(literary) beautiful woman; (literary) lovely; graceful; (literary) the moon

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Zheng Xingjuan (1989-), Chinese athlete, lady high jumper

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