(mèn)

17 strokesTrad.

melancholy

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Character information

Pinyin
mèn
Meaning
melancholy
Strokes
17
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱满心

With a heavy 满 heart 心; 满 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : With a heavy 滿 heart 心; 滿 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

17 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.

fèn忿mèn

indignant; furious

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fènmèn

depressed; resentful; discontented; indignant; perturbed

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Related characters

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