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饯 Stroke Order — How to Write 饯

Stroke Order

饯 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, 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.

饯 Radical and Character Components

Components:饣戋

饯 is a phono-semantic compound: 饣 (food) carries the meaning, while 戋 indicates the sound.

Radical: 饣 + 5 more strokes

饯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiàn

Meanings of 饯 in Chinese

1

jiàn饯

To give a farewell dinner or party; to see someone off with a meal.
他们为即将远行的朋友举行了一场饯行宴
They held a farewell dinner for their friend who was about to embark on a long journey.
To preserve fruit in honey or sugar; also refers to the preserved fruit itself, such as candied fruit.
奶奶喜欢自己动手做各种各样的蜜饯。
Grandma likes to make various kinds of candied fruit herself.

Words with 饯

  • mì蜜jiàn饯Candied fruit.
  • jiàn饯xíng行see off, farewell dinner
  • jiàn饯zhì制farewell preparation, send-off preparation
  • zǔ祖jiàn饯farewell dinner, send-off party
  • jiàn饯xíng行yàn宴farewell dinner, send-off dinner
  • yín寅jiàn饯Early morning farewell, Dawn send-off

Idioms with 饯

  • bīn宾jiàn饯rì日yuè月time passes swiftly

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Questions about 饯

What does 饯 mean in Chinese?

饯 (jiàn) means “To give a farewell dinner or party; to see someone off with a meal” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 饯?

饯 is pronounced jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 饯 have?

饯 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 饯?

饯 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 饯?

The radical of 饯 is 饣, and 饯 is a phono-semantic compound.

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