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悭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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悭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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悭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
悭 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

悭 Stroke Order — How to Write 悭

Stroke Order

悭 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, 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.

悭 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄坚

悭 is an ideographic compound. Having a hard 坚 heart 忄; 坚 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 忄 + 7 more strokes

悭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • qiān

Meanings of 悭 in Chinese

1

qiān悭

Stingy, parsimonious; unwilling to spend money or resources.
别那么悭吝,偶尔也大方一点吧
Don't be so stingy; be a bit more generous once in a while.
To lack an opportunity or fate, leading to missing out on something or someone.
我们与这次演出缘悭,未能亲眼目睹。
We missed out on this performance due to a lack of opportunity (or fate), unable to witness it firsthand.

Common Words and Phrases with 悭

1
qiān悭lìn吝
stingy; parsimonious; avaricious
他为人非常悭吝,即使是对自己也舍不得多花一分钱。
He is very stingy, even unwilling to spend an extra cent on himself.

More words with 悭

  • yuán缘qiān悭fated not to meet, lack of affinity

Idioms with 悭

  • mìng命báo薄yuán缘qiān悭unfortunate destiny, shallow connections
  • yuán缘qiān悭fēn分qiǎn浅fated to have a shallow relationship
  • fēn分báo薄yuán缘qiān悭shallow affinity, lacking fate
  • fēn分qiǎn浅yuán缘qiān悭shallow affinity, weak predestined connection
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事tiān天qiān悭Good things seldom come easy
  • yuán缘qiān悭mìng命jiǎn蹇unlucky in love and life
  • yuán缘qiān悭yī一miàn面lack the destined affinity to meet

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Questions about 悭

What does 悭 mean in Chinese?

悭 (qiān) means “Stingy, parsimonious” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 悭?

悭 is pronounced qiān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 悭 have?

悭 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 悭?

悭 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 忄. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 悭?

The radical of 悭 is 忄, and 悭 is an ideographic compound.

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