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坂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
坂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
坂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
坂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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坂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

坂 Stroke Order — How to Write 坂

Stroke Order

坂 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, 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.

坂 Radical and Character Components

Components:土反

坂 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 反 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 4 more strokes

坂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bǎn

Meanings of 坂 in Chinese

1

bǎn坂

A slope; a hillside.
小溪沿着山坂蜿蜒而下,水流湍急。
The small stream meanders down the hillside, and the water flows swiftly.

Words with 坂

  • cǎo草bǎn坂grassy slope
  • bǎn坂dǐ坻Mound on a slope, Foundation on a slope
  • shān山bǎn坂hill, slope
  • cháng长bǎn坂pō坡Changbanpo, Changban Slope

Idioms with 坂

  • xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
  • nì逆bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸extremely difficult to accomplish
  • zǒu走wán丸nì逆bǎn坂pursue a goal counterproductively

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Questions about 坂

What does 坂 mean in Chinese?

坂 (bǎn) means “A slope” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 坂?

坂 is pronounced bǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 坂 have?

坂 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 坂?

坂 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 坂?

The radical of 坂 is 土, and 坂 is a phono-semantic compound.

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