肾(shèn): kidney
kidney
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shèn
- Meaning
- kidney
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 腎
Origin & structure
Where 肾 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 肾 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 肾
Common words using 肾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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