(qián)

16 strokes

abbr. for Guizhou province 贵州

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
qián
Meaning
abbr. for Guizhou province 贵州
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰黑今

In this compound, the meaning comes from (black); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

16 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.

xiāngqián

Hunan-Guizhou

Open 湘黔 page →
qiánnán

see 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

Open 黔南 page →
qiánjiāng

see 黔江区

Open 黔江 page →

see 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

Open 黔南州 page →

see 黔东南苗族侗族自治州

Open 黔东南州 page →

Qianjiang, a district of Chongqing 重庆

Open 黔江区 page →

see 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

Open 黔西南 page →

see 黔西南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]

Open 黔西南州 page →

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