奠(diàn)

HSK 7-912 strokes

to fix

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Character information

Pinyin
diàn
Meaning
to fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 奠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱酋大

A man 大 lifting up an offering of wine 酋

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

Made of

酋qiú大dà

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 奠 step by step

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

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Words with 奠

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

diàn奠dìng定
HSK 7-9

to establish; to fix; to settle

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jì祭diàn奠
HSK 7-9

to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)

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diàn奠yí仪

a gift of money to the family of the deceased

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diàn奠jī基

to lay a foundation

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diàn奠jī基rén人

founder

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diàn奠jī基zhě者

founder

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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定祭仪基人者

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