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烷 Stroke Order — How to Write 烷

Stroke Order

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

烷 Radical and Character Components

Components:火完

烷 is a phono-semantic compound: 火 (fire) carries the meaning, while 完 indicates the sound.

Radical: 火 + 7 more strokes

烷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • wán

Meanings of 烷 in Chinese

1

wán烷

Alkanes; a class of saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, including compounds like methane, ethane, and propane.
液化石油气主要由丙烷和丁烷组成,常用于家庭燃料。
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is mainly composed of propane and butane, and it is often used as a household fuel.

Words with 烷

  • yǐ乙wán烷ethane
  • bǐng丙wán烷propane
  • dīng丁wán烷butane
  • wán烷lèi类alkanes
  • jiǎ甲wán烷methane
  • dī低xīn辛wán烷zhí值low octane, low octane rating

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Questions about 烷

What does 烷 mean in Chinese?

烷 (wán) means “Alkanes” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 烷?

烷 is pronounced wán in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 烷 have?

烷 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 烷?

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

What is the radical of 烷?

The radical of 烷 is 火, and 烷 is a phono-semantic compound.

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