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赡 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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赡 Stroke Order — How to Write 赡

Stroke Order

赡 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 贝, 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.

赡 Radical and Character Components

Components:贝詹

赡 is a phono-semantic compound: 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while 詹 indicates the sound.

Radical: 贝 + 13 more strokes

赡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shàn

Meanings of 赡 in Chinese

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shàn赡

To provide financial and material support to someone, especially for parents (e.g., filial support).
子女有义务赡养父母。
Children have the obligation to support their parents.
To be rich, sufficient, or ample; especially referring to one's resources, knowledge, or capacity to cope.
面对如此多的任务,他感到力不赡,需要更多的帮助。
He felt unable to cope with so many tasks and needed more help.

Common Words and Phrases with 赡

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shàn赡yǎng养
To support one's parents or elders financially, providing for their daily needs.
子女有义务赡养年迈的父母。
Children have an obligation to support their elderly parents.

More words with 赡

  • hóng宏shàn赡Grand and rich, Magnificent and abundant
  • shàn赡yǎng养fù父mǔ母support one's parents, provide for one's parents
  • lì力bú不shàn赡lack strength, not strong enough

Idioms with 赡

  • cí词huá华diǎn典shàn赡elegant and allusive writing
  • jiù救guò过bù不shàn赡too late to remedy the fault
  • kāng糠dòu豆bù不shàn赡too poor to afford coarse food
  • lì利huì喙shàn赡cí辞articulate and eloquent
  • xué学yōu优cái才shàn赡learned and exceptionally talented

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Questions about 赡

What does 赡 mean in Chinese?

赡 (shàn) means “To be rich, sufficient, or ample” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 赡?

赡 is pronounced shàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 赡 have?

赡 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 赡?

赡 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 贝. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 赡?

The radical of 赡 is 贝, and 赡 is a phono-semantic compound.

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