旃 Stroke Order — How to Write 旃

Stroke Order

旃 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 方, 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.

旃 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 旃:方丹

旃 is a phono-semantic compound: 方 (flag) carries the meaning, while 丹 indicates the sound.

Radical: 方 + 6 more strokes

旃 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhān

Meanings of 旃 in Chinese

zhān旃

An ancient crimson banner with a curved handle.

古时典礼，常有旃旗迎风招展

In ancient ceremonies, crimson banners often waved in the wind.

An ancient variant of '毡' (zhān), referring to felt, felt banners, or a type of flag.

古人常以羊毛制旃，用作帐篷或旗帜。

Ancient people often made 'zhan' (felt or felt banners) from sheep wool, using them as tents or flags.

An archaic auxiliary particle in classical Chinese, equivalent to "之" (it/them) or "之焉" (it/them + a final particle), often used at the end of a verb phrase to indicate the object.