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哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
哂 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

哂 Stroke Order — How to Write 哂

Stroke Order

哂 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, 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.

哂 Radical and Character Components

Components:口西

哂 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 西 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 6 more strokes

哂 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shěn

Meanings of 哂 in Chinese

1

shěn哂

When pronounced 'shěn', '哂' means to smile, often used in polite expressions like '哂纳' (to accept with a smile, a humble phrase when offering a gift) or '不值一哂' (not worth a smile, utterly contemptible).
这只是一点心意,还请您哂纳。
This is just a small token of my appreciation; please kindly accept it.
To ridicule or scoff at; to sneer.
面对他的嘲讽,我只能哂笑以对。
Faced with his taunts, I could only respond with a scoff.

Common Words and Phrases with 哂

1
shěn哂nà纳
a humble expression used when presenting a gift, meaning 'please kindly accept'
聊表寸心,略备薄礼,还望您哂纳
This is just a small token of my appreciation, a humble gift; I hope you will kindly accept it.

More words with 哂

  • shěn哂xiào笑to sneer, to smile scornfully
  • shěn哂xiào笑yǐ以duì对Smile scornfully, Sneer

Idioms with 哂

  • bù不zhí值yī一shěn哂not worth a smile
  • fù付zhī之yī一shěn哂dismiss with a smile
  • yí遗shěn哂dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before an expert

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Questions about 哂

What does 哂 mean in Chinese?

哂 (shěn) means “When pronounced 'shěn'” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 哂?

哂 is pronounced shěn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 哂 have?

哂 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 哂?

哂 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 哂?

The radical of 哂 is 口, and 哂 is a phono-semantic compound.

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