殓 Stroke Order — How to Write 殓
殓 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 歹, 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.
殓 Radical and Character Components
殓 is a phono-semantic compound: 歹 (corpse) carries the meaning, while 佥 indicates the sound.
Radical: 歹 + 7 more strokes
殓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- liàn
Meanings of 殓 in Chinese
liàn殓
Common Words and Phrases with 殓
More words with 殓
- zhuāng装liàn殓prepare the deceased for burial, shroud
- sòng送liàn殓to attend the encoffinment ceremony
- bìn殡liàn殓Mortuary services, Funeral preparations
- hán含liàn殓shroud a corpse, prepare the body for burial
- rù入liàn殓to encoffin, to place into a coffin
- bìn殡liàn殓yí仪shì式Funeral service, Funeral rites
- hán含liàn殓yí仪shì式Mouth-filling and encoffinment ritual, Funeral dressing and coffining ceremony
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Open the tool →Questions about 殓
What does 殓 mean in Chinese?
殓 (liàn) means “To place a corpse into a coffin” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 殓?
殓 is pronounced liàn in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 殓 have?
殓 has 11 strokes.
How do you write 殓?
殓 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 歹. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 殓?
The radical of 殓 is 歹, and 殓 is a phono-semantic compound.