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胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
胛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

胛 Stroke Order — How to Write 胛

Stroke Order

胛 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, 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.

胛 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼甲

胛 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 甲 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 5 more strokes

胛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiǎ

Meanings of 胛 in Chinese

1

jiǎ胛

Scapula; shoulder blade, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder.
他感到左侧肩胛骨一阵剧痛
He felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder blade.
scapula; shoulder blade (as in 肩胛骨, the flat, triangular bone in the upper back)
他感觉肩胛骨有些酸痛。
He felt some soreness in his shoulder blade.

Common Words and Phrases with 胛

1
jiǎ胛zǐ子
shoulder
他搬重物时不小心闪到了胛子,现在动一下都疼。
He accidentally strained his shoulder blade when moving heavy objects, and now it hurts with every movement.

More words with 胛

  • jiān肩jiǎ胛The shoulder blade; scapula.
  • jiān肩jiá胛gǔ骨scapula, shoulder blade
  • jiān肩jiǎ胛bù部wèi位scapular region, shoulder blade area

Idioms with 胛

  • shú熟yáng羊jiǎ胛time flies quickly

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Questions about 胛

What does 胛 mean in Chinese?

胛 (jiǎ) means “Scapula” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 胛?

胛 is pronounced jiǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 胛 have?

胛 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 胛?

胛 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 胛?

The radical of 胛 is ⺼, and 胛 is a phono-semantic compound.

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