(diàn)

HSK 7-97 strokes
Readingsdiàntiánshèng

surname Dian

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
diàn / tián / shèng
Meaning
surname Dian
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿹勹田

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

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.

chéndiàndiàn
HSK 7-9

heavy

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kūndiàn

Pontianak city, capital of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

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diàn

Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward); also written 吉迪恩

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kuāndiàn

Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Liaoning; abbr. for 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县

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xúndiàn

see 寻甸回族彝族自治县

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see 寻甸回族彝族自治县

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Caofeidian, a district of Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

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