串(chuàn)

HSK 67 strokes

to string together

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Character information

Pinyin
chuàn
Meaning
to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 串 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻⿱口口丨

Two objects 口 strung 丨 together

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

Made of

口kǒu丨gǔn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 串 step by step

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

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Words with 串

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

yī一lián连chuàn串
HSK 7-9

a succession of

Open 一连串 page →
chuàn串mén门
HSK 7-9

to call on sb

Open 串门 page →
chuàn串chuàn串

(coll.) skewers; barbecued food on sticks; (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpo…

Open 串串 page →
chuàn串gòng供

to collude to fabricate a story

Open 串供 page →
chuàn串kǒu口

serial port (computing)

Open 串口 page →
chuàn串shāo烧

to cook on a skewer

Open 串烧 page →
chuàn串lián联

to establish ties; to contact

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chuàn串hào号

identification number

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Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧乌乳予井亡仓仪

From 串’s common words

一连门供口烧联号

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