(xiàn)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad.

filling

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiàn
Meaning
filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰饣臽

Food 饣 stuffed in a hole 臽; 臽 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : Food 飠 stuffed in a hole 臽; 臽 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

11 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.

xiànér
HSK 7-9

erhua variant of 馅

Open 馅儿 page →
nèixiàn

(Tw) filling; stuffing (in pastries, dumplings etc)

Open 内馅 page →
jiáxiàn

stuffed (of food); with filling

Open 夹馅 page →
xiàn

vegetable filling

Open 素馅 page →
ròuxiàn

ground meat

Open 肉馅 page →
xiànliào

filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)

Open 馅料 page →

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