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觇 Stroke Order — How to Write 觇

Stroke Order

觇 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 见, 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.

觇 Radical and Character Components

Components:占见

觇 is an ideographic compound. To watch 见 and observe 占; 占 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 见 + 5 more strokes

觇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chān

Meanings of 觇 in Chinese

1

chān觇

To look, to peep, or to reconnoiter, often secretly or stealthily.
他偷偷地在门缝里觇望屋内的动静。
He secretly peeped at the movement inside the room through the crack in the door.

Common Words and Phrases with 觇

1
chān觇biāo标
A surveyor's beacon, a mark set up at a point to be observed or aimed at in surveying.
为了精确测量隧道的贯通方向,测量队在关键位置架设了多个觇标。
To accurately measure the direction of the tunnel's breakthrough, the surveying team erected several surveying targets at key locations.

More words with 觇

  • chān觇wàng望peep, spy

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Questions about 觇

What does 觇 mean in Chinese?

觇 (chān) means “To look” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 觇?

觇 is pronounced chān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 觇 have?

觇 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 觇?

觇 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 见. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 觇?

The radical of 觇 is 见, and 觇 is an ideographic compound.

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