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苯 Stroke Order — How to Write 苯

Stroke Order

苯 is written in 8 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.

苯 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹本

苯 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 carries the meaning, while 本 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 5 more strokes

苯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • běn

Meanings of 苯 in Chinese

1

běn苯

A colorless liquid organic compound with a characteristic odor, extracted from coal tar and petroleum, serving as a raw material and solvent in various chemical industries.
苯是一种重要的有机溶剂。
Benzene is an important organic solvent.

Common Words and Phrases with 苯

1
běn苯àn胺
Aniline is an oily, toxic, colorless liquid amine (C6H5NH2) used primarily in organic synthesis for dyes, pharmaceuticals, and rubber, also known as aminobenzene.
苯胺是一种重要的有机合成原料,广泛应用于染料工业中。
Aniline is an important raw material for organic synthesis, widely used in the dye industry.
2
běn苯jī基
Phenyl is a univalent radical (C6H5-) derived from benzene by removing one hydrogen atom.
苯基取代反应在有机合成中非常常见。
Phenyl substitution reactions are very common in organic synthesis.
3
běn苯yǐ乙xī烯
Styrene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH=CH2, typically a colorless, aromatic liquid, used to produce plastics and synthetic rubber.
苯乙烯是一种重要的化工原料,广泛用于制造塑料和合成橡胶。
Styrene is an important chemical raw material widely used in the manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber.

More words with 苯

  • jiǎ甲běn苯Toluene
  • bén苯jǐng肼phenylhydrazine
  • běn苯fēn酚phenol
  • sān三běn苯jī基lìn膦Triphenylphosphine, PPh3

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Questions about 苯

What does 苯 mean in Chinese?

苯 (běn) means “A colorless liquid organic compound with a characteristic odor, extracted from coal tar and petroleum, serving as a raw material and solvent in various chemical industries” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 苯?

苯 is pronounced běn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 苯 have?

苯 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 苯?

苯 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 苯?

The radical of 苯 is 艹, and 苯 is a phono-semantic compound.

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