腩(nǎn)

13 strokes

brisket

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Character information

Pinyin
nǎn
Meaning
brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese; erroneously translated as sirloin
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 腩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼南

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (meat); 南 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺼南nán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 腩 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 腩

Common words using 腩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

niú牛nǎn腩

brisket (esp. Cantonese); belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and …

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dù肚nǎn腩

belly

Open 肚腩 page →
nǎn腩zhì炙

stewed brisket

Open 腩炙 page →

Related characters

From 腩’s common words

牛肚炙

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