沅 Stroke Order — How to Write 沅
沅 is written in 7 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.
沅 Radical and Character Components
沅 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 元 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 4 more strokes
沅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yuán
Meanings of 沅 in Chinese
yuán沅
Words with 沅
Idioms with 沅
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Open the tool →Questions about 沅
What does 沅 mean in Chinese?
沅 (yuán) means “Yuán is the name of a river (Yuan River), originating in Guizhou Province, China, and flowing through Hunan Province into Dongting Lake” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 沅?
沅 is pronounced yuán in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 沅 have?
沅 has 7 strokes.
How do you write 沅?
沅 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 沅?
The radical of 沅 is 氵, and 沅 is a phono-semantic compound.