嬗(shàn)

16 strokes

(literary) to go through successive changes

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Character information

Pinyin
shàn
Meaning
(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嬗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女亶

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

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

Made of

女nǚ亶dǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嬗 step by step

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

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Words with 嬗

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

shàn嬗biàn变

(literary) to evolve; to change; (physics) transmutation

Open 嬗变 page →
dì递shàn嬗

(literary) to go through successive changes; to evolve

Open 递嬗 page →

Related characters

From 嬗’s common words

变递

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