陕(shǎn)

8 strokesTrad. 陝

abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province

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Character information

Pinyin
shǎn
Meaning
abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
陝

Origin & structure

Where 陕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝夹

A place 阝 wedged in a valley 夹

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

Made of

阝fǔ夹jiá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 陕 step by step

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

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Words with 陕

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

níng宁shǎn陕

Ningshan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi

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shǎn陕běi北

Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Hol…

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shǎn陕nán南

Shannan, southern Shaanxi province

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níng宁shǎn陕xiàn县

Ningshan, a county in Ankang City 安康市[An1 kang1 Shi4], Shaanxi

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shǎn陕gān甘

Shaanxi and Gansu provinces

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shǎn陕gān甘níng宁

Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces

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shǎn陕xī西

see 陕西省

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shǎn陕xī西shěng省

Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4] (short name 陕 or 秦[Qin2])

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Related characters

From 陕’s common words

宁北南县甘西省

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