(zhàn)

9 strokesTrad.

a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhàn
Meaning
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木戋

In this compound, the meaning comes from (wood); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 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.

quánzhàn

full technology stack; full-stack

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shāngzhàn

inn; caravansary

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duīzhàn

stack (computing); storehouse; warehouse

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to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

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zhàndào

plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff

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lit. the old horse loves his stable

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