旃(zhān)

10 strokes

felt

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Character information

Pinyin
zhān
Meaning
felt; silken banner
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 旃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰方⿱？丹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 方 (flag); 丹 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

方fāng丹dān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 旃 step by step

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

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Words with 旃

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

zhān旃tán檀

sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")

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Related characters

From 旃’s common words

檀

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