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潘 Stroke Order — How to Write 潘

Stroke Order

潘 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, 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.

潘 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵番

潘 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 番 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 12 more strokes

潘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • pān

Meanings of 潘 in Chinese

1

pān潘

Water in which rice has been rinsed.
古人常将淘米后的潘水用来浇花。
Ancient people often used the water from rinsing rice to water flowers.

Words with 潘

  • pān潘shuǐ水Panshui, Pan Water
  • pān潘ā阿yí姨Aunt Pan, Ms. Pan
  • táo淘mǐ米pān潘Taomi, Taomi Pan

Idioms with 潘

  • pān潘jiāng江lù陆hǎi海exceptional literary talent
  • pān潘wén文lè乐zhǐ旨elegant rhetoric and profound meaning
  • pān潘yáng杨zhī之mù睦harmonious long-standing family relationship
  • chóu愁pān潘bìng病shěn沈worry, sorrow, and illness
  • sòng宋cái才pān潘miàn面exceptional talent and handsome looks
  • pān潘bìn鬓chéng成shuāng霜temples turning white with age
  • pān潘bìn鬓shěn沈yāo腰prematurely gray hair and emaciated waist
  • pān潘láng郎chē车mǎn满a very handsome man popular with women
  • pān潘lù陆jiāng江hǎi海possessing profound and extensive literary talent
  • lù陆hǎi海pān潘jiāng江vast knowledge and brilliant literary talent
  • shěn沈yāo腰pān潘bìn鬓elegant and handsome male figure
  • zhì掷guǒ果pān潘ān安an exceptionally handsome man admired by women

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Questions about 潘

What does 潘 mean in Chinese?

潘 (pān) means “Water in which rice has been rinsed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 潘?

潘 is pronounced pān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 潘 have?

潘 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 潘?

潘 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 潘?

The radical of 潘 is 氵, and 潘 is a phono-semantic compound.

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