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膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
膻 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

膻 Stroke Order — How to Write 膻

Stroke Order

膻 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, 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.

膻 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼亶

膻 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (meat) carries the meaning, while 亶 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 13 more strokes

膻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shān
  • dàn

Meanings of 膻 in Chinese

1

shān膻

Referring to the strong, sometimes unpleasant, smell associated with lamb or goat meat; muttony or gamy.
我不太喜欢羊肉的膻味。
I don't really like the gamy smell of lamb.
2

dàn膻

To expose or bare (a part of the body, especially the torso).
他喜欢在海边膻着上身晒太阳
He likes to sunbathe on the beach with his upper body bare.
When pronounced 'dàn', '膻' (dàn) refers to 'dàn zhōng' (膻中), a significant area in Traditional Chinese Medicine denoting the central chest cavity where the pericardium resides, and also a key acupuncture point located in the center of the anterior chest.
按摩膻中穴有助于舒缓情绪，缓解胸闷不适。
Massaging the Shanzhong (dànzhōng) acupoint helps to soothe emotions and relieve chest tightness and discomfort.

Words with 膻

Idioms with 膻

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Questions about 膻

What does 膻 mean in Chinese?

膻 (shān) means “Referring to the strong, sometimes unpleasant, smell associated with lamb or goat meat; muttony or gamy” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 膻?

膻 has 2 pronunciations: shān, dàn.

How many strokes does 膻 have?

膻 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 膻?

膻 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 膻?

The radical of 膻 is ⺼, and 膻 is a phono-semantic compound.