(càn)

13 strokes

beautiful

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
càn
Meaning
beautiful; bright; splendid; smilingly
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱⿰歺又米

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

13 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.

wángcàn

Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the …

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cànrán

clear and bright; with a big smile

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charm quark (particle physics)

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