忏(chàn)

6 strokesTrad. 懺

(bound form) to feel remorse

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Character information

Pinyin
chàn
Meaning
(bound form) to feel remorse; (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")
Strokes
6
HSK level
—
Traditional
懺

Origin & structure

Where 忏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄千

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 千 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

忄xīn千qiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 忏 step by step

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

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Words with 忏

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

chàn忏huǐ悔

to repent; (religion) to confess

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bài拜chàn忏

to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to at…

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Related characters

From 忏’s common words

悔拜

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