刎(wěn)

6 strokes

cut across (throat)

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Character information

Pinyin
wěn
Meaning
cut across (throat)
Strokes
6
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 刎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰勿刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 勿 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

勿wù刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 刎 step by step

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

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Words with 刎

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

zì自wěn刎

to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat

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Related characters

From 刎’s common words

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