准(zhǔn): to allow
to allow
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhǔn
- Meaning
- to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- 準
Origin & structure
Where 准 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Phonetic-semantic compound
⿰冫隹In this compound, the meaning comes from 冫 (water in a spirit level); 隹 supplies the sound.
One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
Traditional form 準: To balance 十 water 氵 in a spirit level; 隹 provides the pronunciation
How to write 准 step by step
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