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庵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
庵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
庵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

庵 Stroke Order — How to Write 庵

Stroke Order

庵 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 广, 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.

庵 Radical and Character Components

Components:广奄

庵 is an ideographic compound. A building 广 where people remain 奄; 奄 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 广 + 8 more strokes

庵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • ān

Meanings of 庵 in Chinese

1

ān庵

A small, often thatched, circular hut, frequently used as a hermitage or a scholar's studio. It also refers to a Buddhist temple (especially a nunnery) or a small vegetarian restaurant.
他隐居在这座山中的草庵里,潜心研究古籍。
He lives in seclusion in this thatched hut in the mountains, dedicating himself to studying ancient books.
A small temple or nunnery, typically for Buddhist nuns.
她决定在附近的庵堂修行。
She decided to practice spiritual cultivation in a nearby nunnery.

Common Words and Phrases with 庵

1
ān庵zǐ子
A small thatched hut or a nunnery.
他们在山脚下搭建了一个小庵子,用来避暑
They built a small hut at the foot of the mountain to escape the summer heat.

More words with 庵

  • zhū朱shā砂ān庵Cinnabar Nunnery
  • cǎo草ān庵straw hut, thatched hut
  • ān庵táng堂nunnery
  • ní尼ān庵nunnery, convent

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Questions about 庵

What does 庵 mean in Chinese?

庵 (ān) means “A small” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 庵?

庵 is pronounced ān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 庵 have?

庵 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 庵?

庵 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 广. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 庵?

The radical of 庵 is 广, and 庵 is an ideographic compound.

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