跚(shān)

12 strokes

used in 蹒跚

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Character information

Pinyin
shān
Meaning
used in 蹒跚
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 跚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足册

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 册 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

足zú册cè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 跚 step by step

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

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Words with 跚

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

pán盘shān跚

variant of 蹒跚

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pán蹒shān跚

to walk unsteadily; to stagger; to lurch; to hobble; to totter

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bù步lǚ履pán蹒shān跚

(idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along

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Related characters

From 跚’s common words

盘蹒步履

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