(qiǎn)

HSK 7-913 strokes

(bound form) to dispatch

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qiǎn
Meaning
(bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶⿱⿱中一㠯

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk).

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

13 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.

pàiqiǎn
HSK 7-9

to send (on a mission); to dispatch

Open 派遣 page →
xiāoqiǎn
HSK 7-9

to while the time away

Open 消遣 page →
chāiqiǎn

to send (on errand)

Open 差遣 page →
páiqiǎn

to divert oneself from (loneliness, grief etc); to dispel (negative thought…

Open 排遣 page →

(military) advance party

Open 先遣队 page →
diàoqiǎn

to dispatch

Open 调遣 page →
qiǎnshǐ使

to dispatch an envoy

Open 遣使 page →

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