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詹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
詹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
詹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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詹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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詹 Stroke Order — How to Write 詹

Stroke Order

詹 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 言, 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.

詹 Radical and Character Components

Components:厂八言

詹 is a phono-semantic compound: 言 (speech) carries the meaning, while 厂 indicates the sound.

Radical: 言 + 6 more strokes

詹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhān

Meanings of 詹 in Chinese

1

zhān詹

To speak verbosely or incessantly; garrulous, babbling, or chattering.
他一开口便詹詹不休,让人觉得有些厌烦。
As soon as he starts speaking, he becomes garrulous, making people feel a bit annoyed.
To reach or arrive at a set time, deadline, or limit.
这项任务为期一周,若第六日不詹便视为逾期。
This task is set for one week; if it's not completed by the sixth day, it will be considered overdue.
When pronounced zhān, '詹' is part of '詹事' (Zhānshì), an ancient official title for a person in charge of the affairs of the empress and crown prince's household.
古籍中常记载詹事府的职责。
Ancient texts often record the duties of the Zhan Shi Fu (Office of the Grand Tutor/Household of the Crown Prince).

Common Words and Phrases with 詹

1
zhān詹tiān天yòu佑
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) was a pioneering Chinese railway engineer, recognized as China's first. He is famous for leading the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, which was China's first self-built railway.
詹天佑是中国近代著名的铁路工程师,他主持修建了京张铁路。
Zhan Tianyou was a famous modern Chinese railway engineer who supervised the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway.

More words with 詹

  • bù不zhān詹No LeBron, Not LeBron
  • zhān詹shì事fǔ府Grand Tutor's Office, Supervisorate of the Crown Prince's Household
  • zhān詹lǎo老shī师Teacher Zhan, Mr. Zhan
  • zhān詹zhān詹bù不xiū休babble on, chatter incessantly
  • zhān詹zhān詹ér而tán谈chatter, prattle

Idioms with 詹

  • zhān詹yán言qǔ曲shuō说tedious and biased explanation
  • zhān詹zhān詹yán炎yán炎talking incessantly and rambling

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Questions about 詹

What does 詹 mean in Chinese?

詹 (zhān) means “To reach or arrive at a set time” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 詹?

詹 is pronounced zhān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 詹 have?

詹 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 詹?

詹 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 言. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 詹?

The radical of 詹 is 言, and 詹 is a phono-semantic compound.

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