蟾(chán): toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
19 strokes
toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- chán
- Meaning
- toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon; (metonym) the moon
- Strokes
- 19
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 蟾 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 蟾 step by step
19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 蟾
Common words using 蟾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
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