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郸 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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郸 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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郸 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
郸 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

郸 Stroke Order — How to Write 郸

Stroke Order

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

郸 Radical and Character Components

Components:单阝

郸 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, while 单 indicates the sound.

Radical: 阝 + 8 more strokes

郸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dān

Meanings of 郸 in Chinese

1

dān郸

Dancheng (a place name in Henan province, China).
郸城县是河南省的一个县。
Dancheng County is a county in Henan Province.
A character primarily used in place names, especially referring to Handan (邯郸), an ancient city in China that was the capital of the State of Zhao.
邯郸是一座历史悠久的城市。
Handan is a city with a long history.

Words with 郸

  • hán邯dān郸Handan, Handan City
  • dān郸chéng城xiàn县Dancheng County, Dancheng

Idioms with 郸

  • hán邯dān郸xué学bù步Imitate others clumsily and lose oneself
  • xué学bù步hán邯dān郸Imitate others and lose oneself
  • hán邯dān郸pú匍fú匐blindly imitate and lose oneself
  • yī一zhěn枕hán邯dān郸an illusory dream
  • hán邯dān郸mèng梦fleeting dream of prosperity
  • hán邯dān郸zhòng重bù步blindly imitate and lose oneself

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Questions about 郸

What does 郸 mean in Chinese?

郸 (dān) means “Dancheng (a place name in Henan province, China)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 郸?

郸 is pronounced dān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 郸 have?

郸 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 郸?

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

What is the radical of 郸?

The radical of 郸 is 阝, and 郸 is a phono-semantic compound.

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