(xuán)

15 strokes

(jade)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xuán
Meaning
(jade)
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰王旋

An orbiting 旋 gem 王; 旋 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

15 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.

zhōuxuán

Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), Chinese singer and film actress

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tiānxuán

Merak; Beta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

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Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat

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Related characters

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