(qiān)

6 strokes

green

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qiān
Meaning
green; luxuriant growth
Strokes
6
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹千

A thousand 千 plants 艹; 千 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 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.

qiānliàn

green and flourishing; overgrown

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