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咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
咱 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

咱 Stroke Order — How to Write 咱

Stroke Order

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

咱 Radical and Character Components

Components:口自

咱 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 自 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

咱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zán
  • zá
  • zan

Meanings of 咱 in Chinese

1

zán咱

Used as a colloquial term for 'we' or 'us', including the speaker and the listener(s). It often implies a sense of familiarity or informality.
咱们今晚去吃火锅吧！
Let's go eat hotpot tonight!
Dialectal term for 'I' or 'we' (inclusive), often used informally.
咱俩一起吃饭吧。
Let's the two of us eat together.
2

zá咱

Used in "咱家" (zájiā), it is a self-referential term, meaning "I" or "we" (referring to oneself), often used informally or regionally.
咱家今天可要好好表现。
Today, I really need to perform well.
3

zan咱

Dialectal, a contraction of '早' (zǎo, early) and '晚' (wǎn, late), often used to mean 'when' or 'at what time'.
你多咱有空，我们一起去图书馆吧?
When are you free? Let's go to the library together.

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Questions about 咱

What does 咱 mean in Chinese?

咱 (zán) means “Dialectal term for 'I' or 'we' (inclusive), often used informally” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 咱?

咱 has 3 pronunciations: zán, zá, zan.

How many strokes does 咱 have?

咱 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 咱?

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

What is the radical of 咱?

The radical of 咱 is 口, and 咱 is a phono-semantic compound.