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楦 Stroke Order — How to Write 楦

Stroke Order

楦 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.

楦 Radical and Character Components

Components:木宣

楦 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 宣 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 9 more strokes

楦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xuàn

Meanings of 楦 in Chinese

1

xuàn楦

A shoe last or shoe tree, a model used for making or shaping shoes.
这款鞋子需要特殊的鞋楦来定型。
This pair of shoes requires a special shoe last for shaping.
To fill an empty space or cavity to make something bulge, taut, or maintain its shape, similar to using a shoe tree to stretch shoes or filling a box to secure contents.
新买的皮鞋有点紧,我得用鞋楦把它楦一下
The newly bought leather shoes are a bit tight; I need to use a shoe tree to stretch them a bit.

Common Words and Phrases with 楦

1
xuàn楦zǐ子
Last, shoe tree, or hat block; a wooden model for shaping shoes or hats.
制鞋师傅在开始制作定制鞋之前,仔细打磨了木制楦子
The shoemaker carefully polished the wooden last before starting to make the bespoke shoes.

More words with 楦

  • xié鞋xuàn楦last, shoe last

Idioms with 楦

  • qí麒lín麟xuàn楦all show and no substance

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Questions about 楦

What does 楦 mean in Chinese?

楦 (xuàn) means “A shoe last or shoe tree” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 楦?

楦 is pronounced xuàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 楦 have?

楦 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 楦?

楦 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 楦?

The radical of 楦 is 木, and 楦 is a phono-semantic compound.

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