衫 Stroke Order — How to Write 衫
衫 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 衤, 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.
衫 Radical and Character Components
衫 is a phono-semantic compound: 衤 (clothes) carries the meaning, while 彡 indicates the sound.
Radical: 衤 + 3 more strokes
衫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shān
Meanings of 衫 in Chinese
shān衫
Words with 衫
- hàn汗shān衫undershirt, singlet
- zhào罩shān衫Blouse, Cover-up
- chèn衬shān衫shirt
- biān蝙fú蝠shān衫batwing sleeve top, batwing shirt
- mián棉máo毛shān衫Cotton undershirt, Knit shirt
- shòu狩liè猎shān衫Hunting jacket, Hunting shirt
- yī衣shān衫clothes, garments
- cháng长shān衫Long gown, Changshan
- qīng青shān衫green gown, blue gown
- bái白chèn衬shān衫white shirt
- huā花chèn衬shān衫Hawaiian shirt, Floral shirt
- jiā夹kè克shān衫jacket
- yáng羊róng绒shān衫cashmere sweater, cashmere jumper
- xià夏shān衫summer shirt, summer top
- báo薄shān衫thin shirt, light shirt
- lán蓝sè色chèn衬shān衫blue shirt, blue blouse
- zhè这jiàn件chèn衬shān衫this shirt
- yáng羊máo毛shān衫sweater, cardigan
- dìng定zhì制chèn衬shān衫Custom shirt, Bespoke shirt
- yī衣shān衫zhǒu肘jiàn见out at elbows, ragged clothes
Idioms with 衫
- bái白fà发qīng青shān衫elderly, yet without fame or position
- bù不shān衫bù不lǚ履unkempt in dress
- sī司mǎ马qīng青shān衫overwhelmed by extreme sadness
- yī衣shān衫lán褴lǚ褛dressed in rags
- chán蝉shān衫lín麟dài带luxurious light elegant clothing
- qīng青shān衫sī司mǎ马a disgraced or frustrated official
- yī一pǐn品bái白shān衫future high-ranking scholar or official
- zhǐ只zhòng重yī衣shān衫bù不zhòng重rén人judge people by clothes, not character
- bái白qià恰qīng青shān衫unaccomplished scholar
- wǔ舞shān衫gē歌shàn扇singing and dancing performances
- yī衣shān衫lán蓝lǚ缕dressed in rags
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Open the tool →Questions about 衫
What does 衫 mean in Chinese?
衫 (shān) means “A type of upper garment” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 衫?
衫 is pronounced shān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 衫 have?
衫 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 衫?
衫 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 衤. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 衫?
The radical of 衫 is 衤, and 衫 is a phono-semantic compound.