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HSK 411 strokes

(bound form) ladder

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(bound form) ladder; stairs
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木弟

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

11 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.

diàn
HSK 4

elevator

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HSK 7-9

ladder; stepladder

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huá
HSK 7-9

(children's) sliding board

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jiē
HSK 7-9

flight of steps

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rén

human ladder (formed to help sb climb a wall etc); (fig.) person who sacrif…

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diào

a rope ladder

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tiān

stairway to heaven; high mountain road; tall ladder on a building or other …

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