涎 Stroke Order — How to Write 涎
涎 is written in 9 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.
涎 Radical and Character Components
涎 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 延 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 7 more strokes
涎 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- xián
Meanings of 涎 in Chinese
xián涎
Common Words and Phrases with 涎
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Idioms with 涎
- chán馋xián涎yù欲dī滴drooling with greed
- chuí垂xián涎sān三chǐ尺drool with envy or desire
- chuí垂xián涎yù欲dī滴drooling with intense craving
- xián涎liǎn脸xián涎pí皮fawn and pester shamelessly
- xián涎pí皮xián涎liǎn脸shamelessly fawning and pestering
- xián涎yán言xián涎yǔ语talk glibly and shamelessly
- chán馋liáo獠shēng生xián涎drool with gluttony
- chán馋xián涎yù欲chuí垂drooling with desire
- rǎn染zhǐ指chuí垂xián涎covet something eagerly and greedily
- xī嘻pí皮xián涎liǎn脸fawning and smirking shamelessly
- xián涎liǎn脸táng饧yǎn眼smirk and wink ingratiatingly
- xián涎méi眉dèng邓yǎn眼to grin obsequiously
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Open the tool →Questions about 涎
What does 涎 mean in Chinese?
涎 (xián) means “Saliva, drool” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 涎?
涎 is pronounced xián in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 涎 have?
涎 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 涎?
涎 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 涎?
The radical of 涎 is 氵, and 涎 is a phono-semantic compound.