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冼 Stroke Order — How to Write 冼

Stroke Order

冼 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 冫, 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.

冼 Radical and Character Components

Components:冫先

Radical: 冫 + 6 more strokes

冼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xiǎn

Meanings of 冼 in Chinese

1

xiǎn冼

A Chinese surname, pronounced Xiǎn.
冼先生是我的中学老师。
Mr. Xian is my middle school teacher.

Words with 冼

  • xiǎn冼xiān先shēng生Mr. Xian

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Questions about 冼

What does 冼 mean in Chinese?

冼 (xiǎn) means “A Chinese surname” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 冼?

冼 is pronounced xiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 冼 have?

冼 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 冼?

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

What is the radical of 冼?

The radical of 冼 is 冫, and 冼 is a phono-semantic compound.

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