(zhān)

HSK 7-918 strokes

to gaze

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhān
Meaning
to gaze; to view
Strokes
18
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰目詹

In this compound, the meaning comes from (eye); 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

18 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.

zhānyǎng
HSK 7-9

to revere; to admire

Open 瞻仰 page →
qiánzhān

forward-looking; prescient; foresight; forethought; outlook

Open 前瞻 page →
shīzhān

to fail to greet in timely manner

Open 失瞻 page →

lit. to look forward and back (idiom)

Open 瞻前顾后 page →

to follow blindly (idiom)

Open 马首是瞻 page →

to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view

Open 高瞻远瞩 page →

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