(niàn)

3 strokes

twenty, twentieth

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
niàn
Meaning
twenty, twentieth
Strokes
3
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻十丨

Two tens 十 side by side

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

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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