(zhuàn)

15 strokes

seal (of office)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhuàn
Meaning
seal (of office); seal script (a calligraphic style); the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆; writing in seal script
Strokes
15
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮彖

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

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.

zhuàn

the great seal; used narrowly for 籀文; used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts

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xiǎozhuàn

the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the…

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qínzhuàn

seal script as unified by the Qin dynasty; the small seal 小篆 and great seal…

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zhuàn

to carve a seal

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zhuànshū

seal script (Chinese calligraphic style)

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