(hàn)

HSK 7-97 strokes

drought

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hàn
Meaning
drought
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱日干

The sun 日 baking a desert 干; 干 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

7 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.

gānhàn
HSK 7-9

drought; arid; dry

Open 干旱 page →
hànzāi
HSK 7-9

drought

Open 旱灾 page →
kànghàn

severe drought (literary)

Open 亢旱 page →
kànghàn

drought-resistant

Open 抗旱 page →
hànqíng

drought conditions

Open 旱情 page →

to provide a stable crop, regardless of drought or flood

Open 旱涝保收 page →

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