孱(chán)

12 strokes
Readingscháncàn

used in 孱头

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Character information

Pinyin
chán / càn
Meaning
used in 孱头
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 孱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸尸孨

Weak 孨 in body 尸

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

Made of

尸shī孨zhuǎn

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 孱 step by step

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

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Words with 孱

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

chán孱ruò弱

delicate; frail; impotent; weak

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chán孱tóu头

(dialect) weakling; coward

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Related characters

From 孱’s common words

弱头

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