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蹒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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蹒 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

蹒 Stroke Order — How to Write 蹒

Stroke Order

蹒 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, 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.

蹒 Radical and Character Components

Components:足艹两

蹒 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 㒼 indicates the sound.

Radical: 足 + 10 more strokes

蹒 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • pán

Meanings of 蹒 in Chinese

1

pán蹒

To walk with difficulty, tottering, or staggering; to hobble or shamble.
他蹒跚地走出了房间。
He hobbled out of the room.
To hobble or walk unsteadily, often due to weakness or injury.
他在雪地里蹒跚而行
He hobbled through the snow.

Common Words and Phrases with 蹒

1
pán蹒shān跚
walk haltingly; stagger
小狗蹒跚学步,样子十分可爱。
The puppy tottered as it learned to walk, looking very cute.

More words with 蹒

  • pán蹒shān跚ér而xíng行stagger, totter
  • pán蹒shān跚xué学bù步toddler, to toddle

Idioms with 蹒

  • bù步lǚ履pán蹒shān跚to walk haltingly
  • bù步tài态pán蹒shān跚to walk with tottering steps

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Questions about 蹒

What does 蹒 mean in Chinese?

蹒 (pán) means “To hobble or walk unsteadily” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蹒?

蹒 is pronounced pán in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蹒 have?

蹒 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 蹒?

蹒 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 足. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 蹒?

The radical of 蹒 is 足, and 蹒 is a phono-semantic compound.

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