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涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涮 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

涮 Stroke Order — How to Write 涮

Stroke Order

涮 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, 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.

涮 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵刷

涮 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 刷 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 8 more strokes

涮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shuàn

Meanings of 涮 in Chinese

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shuàn涮

To rinse briefly by shaking or swishing, often to clean off residue.
用清水把碗筷涮一涮。
Rinse the dishes briefly with clean water.
To quickly cook thin slices of meat or other food in boiling water, then dip them in sauce; often refers to a style of hotpot.
我们今晚去吃涮羊肉吧，外面天气很冷。
Let's go eat shabu-shabu lamb tonight, it's very cold outside.
to trick; to deceive; to make fun of someone
你又涮我呢！
You're pulling my leg again!

Common Words and Phrases with 涮

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shuàn涮yáng羊ròu肉
Thin slices of mutton quickly boiled in hot water and dipped in sauce, a type of Chinese hot pot.
冬天的夜晚，一家人围着桌子吃涮羊肉，感觉特别温暖
On a winter evening, the family gathers around the table to eat hot pot lamb, feeling especially warm.

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Questions about 涮

What does 涮 mean in Chinese?

涮 (shuàn) means “to trick” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 涮?

涮 is pronounced shuàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 涮 have?

涮 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 涮?

涮 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 涮?

The radical of 涮 is 氵, and 涮 is a phono-semantic compound.