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苷 Stroke Order — How to Write 苷

Stroke Order

苷 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

苷 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹甘

苷 is an ideographic compound. A sweet 甘 plant 艹; 甘 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 艹 + 5 more strokes

苷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gān

Meanings of 苷 in Chinese

1

gān苷

Refers to glycosides, chemical compounds found in plants; specifically, a component of licorice (甘草).
甘草中含有多种具有药用价值的甘草苷。
Licorice contains various glycyrrhizic glycosides that possess medicinal value.
An alternative name for glycoside.
许多植物中都含有具有药用价值的生物活性苷
Many plants contain bioactive glycosides with medicinal value.

Words with 苷

  • gān甘cǎo草gān苷Glycyrrhizin, Licorice glycoside
  • rén人shēn参zào皂gān苷ginsenoside, ginseng saponin

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Questions about 苷

What does 苷 mean in Chinese?

苷 (gān) means “An alternative name for glycoside” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 苷?

苷 is pronounced gān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 苷 have?

苷 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 苷?

苷 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 苷?

The radical of 苷 is 艹, and 苷 is an ideographic compound.

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