膻(shān)

17 strokesTrad. 羶
Readingsshāndàn

(old) a flock of sheep or goats

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Character information

Pinyin
shān / dàn
Meaning
(old) a flock of sheep or goats; variant of 膻[shan1]
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
羶

Origin & structure

Where 膻 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼亶

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

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

Made of

⺼亶dǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 膻 step by step

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

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Words with 膻

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

shān膻zhōng中

see 膻中穴[dan4 zhong1 xue2]

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shān膻zhōng中xué穴

(TCM) acupuncture point CV-17, located in the middle of the chest

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zhū猪shān膻wèi味

boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pi…

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rú如yǐ蚁fù附shān膻

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

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Related characters

From 膻’s common words

中穴猪味如蚁附

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