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17 strokes

(bound form) chest

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(bound form) chest; breast; (bound form) inner feelings; subjective
Strokes
17
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⺼意

The part of the body ⺼ that feels 意; 意 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

17 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.

xiōng

inner feelings; what is deep in one's heart

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xiǎng

subjective idea

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duàn

to assume; assumption

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to speculate

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