彡(shān): "bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
3 strokes
Readingsshānxiǎn
"bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shān / xiǎn
- Meaning
- "bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59)
- Strokes
- 3
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 彡 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿳丿丿丿Tufts of hair
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged three parts stacked.
How to write 彡 step by step
3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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- 3
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