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11 strokes

(literary) to change one's residence

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(literary) to change one's residence
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰彳歨

To step 彳 out on a long journey 歨

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 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.

zhuǎn

to migrate; to move house

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qiān

to migrate; to move

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lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)

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