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烯 Stroke Order — How to Write 烯

Stroke Order

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

烯 Radical and Character Components

Components:火希

烯 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 希 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 7 more strokes

烯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xī

Meanings of 烯 in Chinese

1

xī烯

In organic chemistry, 'xī' (烯) refers to a class of unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, such as ethylene (乙烯), propylene (丙烯), and polyethylene (聚乙烯, an important plastic polymer).
聚乙烯是一种广泛应用于包装和容器制造的塑料。
Polyethylene is a plastic widely used in the manufacturing of packaging and containers.

Words with 烯

  • yǐ乙xī烯Ethylene
  • běn苯yǐ乙xī烯styrene
  • pài蒎xī烯pinene
  • jù聚yǐ乙xī烯polyethylene

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Questions about 烯

What does 烯 mean in Chinese?

烯 (xī) means “In organic chemistry” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 烯?

烯 is pronounced xī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 烯 have?

烯 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 烯?

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

What is the radical of 烯?

The radical of 烯 is 火, and 烯 is a phono-semantic compound.

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