跚 Stroke Order — How to Write 跚
跚 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, 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.
跚 Radical and Character Components
跚 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 册 indicates the sound.
Radical: 足 + 5 more strokes
跚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shān
Meanings of 跚 in Chinese
shān跚
Words with 跚
- pán蹒shān跚walk haltingly; stagger
- shān跚dào到hobble to, limp to
- pán蹒shān跚ér而xíng行stagger, totter
- pán蹒shān跚xué学bù步toddler, to toddle
Idioms with 跚
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Open the tool →Questions about 跚
What does 跚 mean in Chinese?
跚 (shān) means “To tread on” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 跚?
跚 is pronounced shān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 跚 have?
跚 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 跚?
跚 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 足. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 跚?
The radical of 跚 is 足, and 跚 is a phono-semantic compound.