蜒 Stroke Order — How to Write 蜒
蜒 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, 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.
蜒 Radical and Character Components
蜒 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 延 indicates the sound.
Radical: 虫 + 7 more strokes
蜒 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yán
Meanings of 蜒 in Chinese
yán蜒
Common Words and Phrases with 蜒
More words with 蜒
- yóu蚰yán蜒house centipede, centipede
- wān蜿yán蜒Winding, Meandering
- wān蜿yán蜒qū曲zhé折Winding and twisting
- wān蜿yán蜒ér而shàng上wind up, snake up
- wān蜿yán蜒xiàng向qián前wind forward, meander forward
- wān蜿yán蜒dǒu陡qiào峭winding and steep, steep and winding
- wān蜿yán蜒ér而xià下wind down, meander down
- wān蜿yán蜒liú流tǎng淌meander, wind
- wān蜿yán蜒pán盘jù踞coiling and occupying, snaking and dominating
- yū迂qū曲wān蜿yán蜒circuitous, winding
- wān蜿yán蜒qǐ起fú伏winding, undulating
- wān蜿yán蜒xiàng向shàng上wind up, snake up
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Open the tool →Questions about 蜒
What does 蜒 mean in Chinese?
蜒 (yán) means “When pronounced 'yán'” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 蜒?
蜒 is pronounced yán in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 蜒 have?
蜒 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 蜒?
蜒 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 虫. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 蜒?
The radical of 蜒 is 虫, and 蜒 is a phono-semantic compound.