(shuǎng)

HSK 611 strokes

bright

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shuǎng
Meaning
bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻大⿰爻爻

A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻

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

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

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.

liángshuǎng
HSK 7-9

cool and refreshing

Open 凉爽 page →
shuǎngkuài
HSK 7-9

refreshed

Open 爽快 page →
shuǎng

not well; out of sorts; in a bad mood; without discrepancy; accurate

Open 不爽 page →
gānshuǎng

dry and clean; clear and fresh

Open 干爽 page →

divine retribution is unfailing (idiom)

Open 报应不爽 page →
ànshuǎng

to be secretly delighted

Open 暗爽 page →

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