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褰 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

褰 Stroke Order — How to Write 褰

Stroke Order

褰 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 衣, 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.

褰 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 褰:宀衣

clothes.

Radical: 衣 + 10 more strokes

褰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiān

Meanings of 褰 in Chinese

1

qiān褰

To lift up (clothes or skirts), typically to cross water or avoid getting them wet/dirty.
她轻轻褰裳,涉过小溪
She lightly lifted her skirt and waded across the small stream.
Ancient leg coverings or trousers.
他穿着一套麻布褰。
He was wearing a set of linen leg coverings.

Words with 褰

  • qiān褰shang裳lift skirt, hitch up skirt
  • qiān褰qǐ起lift up, raise

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Questions about 褰

What does 褰 mean in Chinese?

褰 (qiān) means “To lift up (clothes or skirts)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 褰?

褰 is pronounced qiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 褰 have?

褰 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 褰?

褰 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 衣. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 褰?

The radical of 褰 is 衣, and 褰 is a phono-semantic compound.

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