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涧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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涧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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涧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

涧 Stroke Order — How to Write 涧

Stroke Order

涧 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, 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.

涧 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵间

涧 is an ideographic compound. A stream 氵 flowing through a valley 间; 间 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 氵 + 7 more strokes

涧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiàn

Meanings of 涧 in Chinese

1

jiàn涧

A mountain stream or gully, often referring to a small valley with a flowing watercourse.
山涧中的水清澈见底,鱼儿在其中欢快地游动。
The water in the mountain stream is crystal clear, and fish swim happily in it.

Words with 涧

  • xī溪jiàn涧mountain stream; brook
  • shān山jiàn涧mountain stream, gully
  • shān山jiàn涧lǐ里in the mountain stream, in the ravine
  • shān山jiàn涧páng旁By the mountain stream, Beside the mountain stream
  • shān山jiàn涧biān边Streamside, By the mountain stream
  • shān山jiàn涧shuǐ水Mountain stream water, Gully water
  • shān山jiàn涧zhōng中in the mountain stream, in the gully
  • shān山jiàn涧xī溪shuǐ水Mountain stream, Mountain brook
  • shān山jiàn涧qīng清quán泉Mountain spring, Clear mountain stream
  • shān山jiàn涧zhī之shuǐ水Mountain stream water, Water from a mountain stream

Idioms with 涧

  • cān餐sōng松yǐn饮jiàn涧Live a hermit's life
  • lín林hán寒jiàn涧sù肃bleak, desolate late autumn or winter scene

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Questions about 涧

What does 涧 mean in Chinese?

涧 (jiàn) means “A mountain stream or gully” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 涧?

涧 is pronounced jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 涧 have?

涧 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 涧?

涧 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 涧?

The radical of 涧 is 氵, and 涧 is an ideographic compound.

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