鼹 Stroke Order — How to Write 鼹
鼹 is written in 23 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鼠, 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.
鼹 Radical and Character Components
鼹 is a phono-semantic compound: 鼠 (rat) carries the meaning, while 晏 indicates the sound.
Radical: 鼠 + 10 more strokes
鼹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yǎn
Meanings of 鼹 in Chinese
yǎn鼹
Words with 鼹
Idioms with 鼹
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Open the tool →Questions about 鼹
What does 鼹 mean in Chinese?
鼹 (yǎn) means “Mole (animal): a small” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 鼹?
鼹 is pronounced yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 鼹 have?
鼹 has 23 strokes.
How do you write 鼹?
鼹 is written in 23 strokes, starting from the radical 鼠. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 鼹?
The radical of 鼹 is 鼠, and 鼹 is a phono-semantic compound.