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艮 Stroke Order — How to Write 艮

Stroke Order

艮 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艮, 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.

艮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gèn

Meanings of 艮 in Chinese

1

gèn艮

One of the eight trigrams in Bagua, representing the mountain.
在八卦中,艮代表山。
In Bagua, Gen represents the mountain.
In ancient times, 'Gèn' (艮) referred to a specific two-hour time slot, often considered to be near midnight, similar to how 'Qián' (乾) also designated a late-night period.
旧时,人们认为乾、艮二时皆是夜深人静的时刻
In ancient times, people considered both the Qian and Gen periods to be late-night, quiet hours.
When pronounced 'gèn', it refers to the northeast direction, as in 'gèn wéi' (northeast point).
村庄位于山的艮角,风景优美。
The village is located in the northeast corner of the mountain, with beautiful scenery.

Words with 艮

  • gèn艮jiǎo角Gen corner, Northeast corner
  • gèn艮shí时Gen hour, 3-5 AM
  • gèn艮xiān先shēng生Mr. Gen, Mr. Ken

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Questions about 艮

What does 艮 mean in Chinese?

艮 (gèn) means “In ancient times” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 艮?

艮 is pronounced gèn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 艮 have?

艮 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 艮?

艮 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 艮. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 艮?

The radical of 艮 is 艮.

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