颠 Stroke Order — How to Write 颠
颠 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 页, 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.
颠 Radical and Character Components
颠 is a phono-semantic compound: 页 (head) carries the meaning, while 真 indicates the sound.
Radical: 页 + 10 more strokes
颠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- diān
Meanings of 颠 in Chinese
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diān颠
The crown or top of the head, often referring to hair, especially in the context of aging or venerable appearance.
他尽管年纪已大，却依然乌发满颠。
Despite his advanced age, his head is still full of black hair.
The highest or topmost part; summit; peak. It can also refer to the beginning or end of something, as in 'diānmò' (the whole story from beginning to end).
我们终于登上了山颠，看到了美丽的日出。
We finally reached the mountain peak and saw a beautiful sunrise.
To overturn, to fall, to invert; to be unstable or difficult.
他喜欢颠倒黑白，混淆视听。
He likes to distort facts and confuse people's minds.
to jolt; to bounce up and down
汽车在崎岖的山路上颠簸前行。
The car jolted forward on the rugged mountain road.
To be mad, insane, or deranged, similar to '癫'.
他看起来有些颠狂，行为举止令人不安。
He seems a bit deranged, and his behavior is unsettling.
Common Words and Phrases with 颠
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To bump, jolt, or toss, referring to a series of sudden, uneven up-and-down movements, often experienced in a vehicle or boat.
这辆老旧的公交车在崎岖的山路上颠簸前行，乘客们都抓紧了扶手。
This old bus jolted its way along the rugged mountain road, and the passengers all gripped the handrails.
3
To invert or turn upside down; to be confused or disordered.
他的逻辑有点颠倒，把结果当成了原因。
His logic is a bit upside down, mistaking the result for the cause.
4
To deliberately distort facts and confuse right and wrong, often by presenting falsehoods as truths.
为了逃避自己的过失，他竟然颠倒黑白，把责任都推到别人身上。
To avoid his own mistakes, he actually called black white and white black, pushing all the blame onto others.
5
To confuse right and wrong; to distort facts and mislead.
他经常颠倒是非，试图将自己的错误推给别人。
He often distorts the truth, trying to shift the blame for his own mistakes onto others.
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Describing someone who is glad and diligent.
小猫咪一听到开罐头的声音，就颠颠地跑过来，围着主人的腿蹭
As soon as the kitten heard the sound of the can opening, it excitedly scampered over and rubbed against its owner's legs.
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To overthrow or subvert; to overturn.
人工智能的发展正在颠覆许多传统行业的工作模式。
The development of artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the work models of many traditional industries.
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Mad, crazy, or demented; characterized by wild and uninhibited behavior.
她的表演风格一向颠狂，充满了奇思妙想
Her performance style has always been wild and unrestrained, full of whimsical ideas.
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To turn something over and over; to repeat or rearrange repeatedly.
他把那个问题颠来倒去地想了好多遍，还是没找到解决办法。
He thought about that problem over and over, but still couldn't find a solution.
10
To be in great distress or hardship; also, disordered or incoherent (of speech or actions).
他的人生经历颠连，但从未放弃希望。
His life experiences were full of hardships, but he never gave up hope.
11
to be in destitution, difficulty, hardship, or trouble
他经历了多年的颠沛流离，最终才安定下来
He experienced many years of displacement and hardships before finally settling down.
12
Homeless and miserable; to wander about in a desperate plight.
在那场自然灾害之后，许多村民不得不背井离乡，开始了颠沛流离的生活。
After that natural disaster, many villagers had to leave their hometowns and began a life of displacement and hardship.
13
Indisputable and unbreakable, often referring to a theory or truth that cannot be overthrown.
牛顿的万有引力定律是颠扑不破的科学真理。
Newton's law of universal gravitation is an indisputable scientific truth.
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Belladonna, a poisonous plant whose roots and leaves are used to produce atropine for medicinal purposes.
颠茄是一种有毒植物，其浆果尤其危险，儿童误食可能导致中毒。
Belladonna is a poisonous plant, and its berries are especially dangerous; accidental ingestion by children can lead to poisoning.
More words with 颠
- shān山diān颠peak, summit
- huá华diān颠graying hair, white hair
- diān颠bǒ簸qián前xíng行Bumpy progress, Struggling forward
- diān颠fù覆xìng性disruptive, revolutionary
- rì日yè夜diān颠dǎo倒reverse day and night, mix up day and night
Idioms with 颠
- diān颠dǎo倒qián乾kūn坤possess extraordinary power to turn things around
- diān颠dǎo倒yīn阴yáng阳invert right and wrong
- diān颠lái来bǒ簸qù去tossed and jounced back and forth
- diān颠luán鸾dǎo倒fèng凤engage in passionate intimacy
- diān颠sān三dǎo倒sì四confused and incoherent
- bái白hēi黑diān颠dǎo倒confound right and wrong
- dǎo倒fèng凤diān颠luán鸾sexual intercourse
- dōng东pǎo跑xī西diān颠run about busily
- mèng梦hún魂diān颠dǎo倒dreams and thoughts jumbled
- mèng梦xiǎng想diān颠dǎo倒mentally disoriented or confused
- pǎo跑pǎo跑diān颠diān颠bustling about constantly
- qī七diān颠bā八dǎo倒in utter disorder
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Open the tool →Questions about 颠
What does 颠 mean in Chinese?
颠 (diān) means “The crown or top of the head” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 颠?
颠 is pronounced diān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 颠 have?
颠 has 16 strokes.
How do you write 颠?
颠 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 页. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 颠?
The radical of 颠 is 页, and 颠 is a phono-semantic compound.