贱(jiàn)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 賤

inexpensive

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Character information

Pinyin
jiàn
Meaning
inexpensive; lowly; despicable; (bound form) (humble) my
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
賤

Origin & structure

Where 贱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰贝戋

Costing little 戋 money 贝; 戋 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

贝bèi戋jiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 賤: Costing little 戔 money 貝; 戔 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 贱 step by step

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

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Words with 贱

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

xià下jiàn贱

humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible

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dī低jiàn贱

lowly; humble; cheap; inexpensive

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bēi卑jiàn贱

lowly; mean and low

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zuǐ嘴jiàn贱

prone to saying sth inappropriate or offensive

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shǒu手jiàn贱

(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of

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zì自qīng轻zì自jiàn贱

to belittle oneself

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qīn亲shū疏guì贵jiàn贱

close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone

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pín贫jiàn贱

poor and lowly

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下低卑嘴手自轻亲

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