忝 Stroke Order — How to Write 忝
忝 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺗, 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.
忝 Radical and Character Components
忝 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺗ (heart) carries the meaning, while 天 indicates the sound.
Radical: ⺗ + 4 more strokes
忝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- tiǎn
Meanings of 忝 in Chinese
tiǎn忝
Words with 忝
- tiǎn忝liè列mén门qiáng墙to be an unworthy student, to be a humble disciple
- tiǎn忝liè列qí其zhōng中Humbly included among them., Unworthily counted among them.
Idioms with 忝
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Open the tool →Questions about 忝
What does 忝 mean in Chinese?
忝 (tiǎn) means “To feel ashamed or unworthy” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 忝?
忝 is pronounced tiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 忝 have?
忝 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 忝?
忝 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical ⺗. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 忝?
The radical of 忝 is ⺗, and 忝 is a phono-semantic compound.