闩(shuān)

4 strokesTrad. 閂

bolt

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Character information

Pinyin
shuān
Meaning
bolt; latch; to bolt; to latch
Strokes
4
HSK level
—
Traditional
閂

Origin & structure

Where 闩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿵门一

A bar 一 laid across a gate 门

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

Made of

门mén一yī

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

Traditional form 閂: A bar 一 laid across a gate 門

How to write 闩 step by step

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

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Words with 闩

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

qiāng枪shuān闩

breech bolt (e.g. of rifle)

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suǒ锁shuān闩

latch; bolt (to lock a door or window)

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mén门shuān闩

horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt

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Related characters

From 闩’s common words

枪锁门

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