缄 Stroke Order — How to Write 缄
缄 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 纟, 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.
缄 Radical and Character Components
缄 is a phono-semantic compound: 纟 (silk) carries the meaning, while 咸 indicates the sound.
Radical: 纟 + 9 more strokes
缄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiān
Meanings of 缄 in Chinese
jiān缄
Words with 缄
- jiān缄fēng封seal, sealed
- jiān缄mò默bù不yǔ语keep silent, remain silent
- jiān缄sù素sealed letter, private letter
- yì一gēn根xì细jiān缄a thin string, a fine string
Idioms with 缄
- jiān缄kǒu口bù不yán言seal one's lips and keep silent
- jiān缄kǒu口jié结shé舌tongue-tied and unable to speak
- jiān缄shé舌bì闭kǒu口keep silent
- sān三jiān缄qí其kǒu口keep one's mouth tightly shut
- jiān缄kǒu口wú无yán言keep silent and speechless
- jīn金rén人zhī之jiān缄Keep silent due to apprehension
- shí石jiān缄jīn金kuì匮secure invaluable repository for important documents
- shǒu守píng瓶jiān缄kǒu口keep one's lips sealed
- jiān缄kǒu口rú如píng瓶Keep silent like a bottle
- jīn金rén人jiān缄kǒu口speak cautiously or remain silent
- jīn金rén人sān三jiān缄remain silent due to apprehension
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Open the tool →Questions about 缄
What does 缄 mean in Chinese?
缄 (jiān) means “Refers to a letter or epistle” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 缄?
缄 is pronounced jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 缄 have?
缄 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 缄?
缄 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 纟. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 缄?
The radical of 缄 is 纟, and 缄 is a phono-semantic compound.