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芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
芊 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

芊 Stroke Order — How to Write 芊

Stroke Order

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

芊 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹千

芊 is an ideographic compound. A thousand 千 plants 艹; 千 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 艹 + 3 more strokes

芊 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiān

Meanings of 芊 in Chinese

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qiān芊

Luxuriant (of grass and trees), usually in the reduplicated form 芊芊.
春风吹过，田野里一片芊芊的绿意
The spring breeze blew, and the fields were covered in a lush, luxuriant green.
Used in 'qiānmian' (芊绵) or 'qiānmián' (芊眠), meaning luxuriant growth of plants, especially grass or trees.
远山如黛，芊绵的草木铺展在坡上，一派生机盎然
The distant mountains were dark green like painted eyebrows, with lush vegetation spreading over the slopes, a scene full of vitality.

Common Words and Phrases with 芊

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qiān芊qiān芊
Lush and green, often used to describe flourishing plants or a verdant landscape.
春日里，山谷中的草木芊芊，展现出一派生机勃勃的景象。
In spring, the plants in the valley were lush and verdant, displaying a vibrant and flourishing scene.

More words with 芊

Idioms with 芊

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Questions about 芊

What does 芊 mean in Chinese?

芊 (qiān) means “Luxuriant (of grass and trees)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 芊?

芊 is pronounced qiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 芊 have?

芊 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 芊?

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

What is the radical of 芊?

The radical of 芊 is 艹, and 芊 is an ideographic compound.