(nèn)

HSK 7-914 strokes

young and tender

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
nèn
Meaning
young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女敕

In this compound, the meaning comes from (woman); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

nènjiāng

see 嫩江市[Nen4 jiang1 Shi4]

Open 嫩江 page →
nèn绿

tender green; soft green

Open 嫩绿 page →
nèn

tender shoots

Open 嫩芽 page →
nèn

tender young leaves

Open 嫩叶 page →
jiāonèn

tender and lovely

Open 娇嫩 page →
báinèn

(of skin etc) fair

Open 白嫩 page →

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