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贷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
贷 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

贷 Stroke Order — How to Write 贷

Stroke Order

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

贷 Radical and Character Components

Components:代贝

贷 is a phono-semantic compound: 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while 代 indicates the sound.

Radical: 贝 + 5 more strokes

贷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • dài

Meanings of 贷 in Chinese

1

dài贷

to lend or borrow; to provide or obtain a loan; credit.
他向银行申请了一笔住房贷款。
He applied for a housing loan from the bank.
To shift responsibility or blame to others; to be duty-bound and unable to shirk responsibility.
这项任务,他责无旁贷。
He is duty-bound to this task.
To pardon or forgive; to show leniency, often used in the context of punishment or responsibility.
对于违规操作,公司一律不贷,严格处理。
The company will show no leniency and will deal strictly with any violations of operating procedures.

Common Words and Phrases with 贷

1
dài贷fāng方
The right side of an account, representing the payment side, as opposed to the debit side.
在复式记账法中,每一笔交易都会同时影响至少一个账户的借方和贷方,以保持会计等式平衡
In double-entry bookkeeping, every transaction simultaneously affects the debit and credit sides of at least one account to maintain the accounting equation.
2
dài贷kuǎn款
A sum of money lent by a financial institution or individual to be repaid with interest.
为了购买新房,他们向银行申请了一笔贷款。
To buy a new house, they applied for a loan from the bank.

More words with 贷

  • chēng称dài贷loan amount, amount of loan
  • fàng放dài贷to make loans; to lend money
  • gào告dài贷borrow money, apply for a loan
  • jiè借dài贷lending and borrowing, credit
  • nóng农dài贷Agricultural loan, Farm loan
  • qǐ乞dài贷to ask for a loan
  • kuān宽dài贷To pardon or forgive.
  • xìn信dài贷Credit
  • fàng放gāo高lì利dài贷to practice usury, to engage in loan-sharking
  • fáng房dài贷mortgage, housing loan
  • gāo高lì利dài贷usury, loan sharking
  • chuàng创yè业dài贷kuǎn款Startup loan
  • fáng房wū屋dài贷kuǎn款Mortgage, Home loan
  • xìn信dài贷shēn申qǐng请Credit application, Loan application
  • yín银háng行dài贷kuǎn款bank loan, loan
  • jiè借gāo高lì利dài贷borrow from loan sharks, take out a usurious loan
  • kuān宽dài贷chú处lǐ理Lenient treatment, Clement handling
  • cháng长qī期dài贷kuǎn款long-term loan, term loan

Idioms with 贷

  • gào告dài贷wú无mén门nowhere to turn for a loan
  • jiè借dài贷wú无mén门unable to borrow money
  • yán严chéng惩bù不dài贷punish severely without leniency
  • zé责wú无páng旁dài贷unshirkable duty
  • fǎ法wú无kě可dài贷unforgivable by law
  • bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
  • zhèn赈pín贫dài贷fá乏relieve the poor and assist the needy

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Questions about 贷

What does 贷 mean in Chinese?

贷 (dài) means “to lend or borrow” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 贷?

贷 is pronounced dài in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 贷 have?

贷 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 贷?

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

What is the radical of 贷?

The radical of 贷 is 贝, and 贷 is a phono-semantic compound.

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