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绽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
绽 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

绽 Stroke Order — How to Write 绽

Stroke Order

绽 is written in 11 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.

绽 Radical and Character Components

Components:纟定

绽 is a phono-semantic compound: 纟 (thread) carries the meaning, while 定 indicates the sound.

Radical: 纟 + 8 more strokes

绽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • zhàn

Meanings of 绽 in Chinese

1

zhàn绽

To split open, burst forth, or bloom; (of a seam) to come undone; to reveal.
花园里的玫瑰正在美丽地绽放。
The roses in the garden are beautifully blooming.
To mend or sew, especially referring to clothes or fabric.
他细心地绽着旧衣服上的破洞。
He carefully mended the holes in the old clothes.

Words with 绽

  • zhàn绽fàng放bloom, blossom
  • zhàn绽kāi开bloom, open
  • pò破zhàn绽Flaw, Weak point
  • zhàn绽fàng放chū出bloom, radiate
  • chū初zhàn绽first bloom, budding
  • jìng竞xiāng相zhàn绽fàng放competing to bloom, blossoming competitively
  • qiǎo悄rán然zhàn绽fàng放To bloom quietly, To blossom subtly
  • tí提qián前zhàn绽fàng放bloom early, early bloom

Idioms with 绽

  • pí皮kāi开ròu肉zhàn绽skin torn and flesh split
  • pò破zhàn绽bǎi百chū出full of flaws
  • pí皮shāng伤ròu肉zhàn绽severely bruised and lacerated
  • xún寻bān瘢suǒ索zhàn绽nitpick and find fault

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Questions about 绽

What does 绽 mean in Chinese?

绽 (zhàn) means “To mend or sew” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 绽?

绽 is pronounced zhàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 绽 have?

绽 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 绽?

绽 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 纟. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 绽?

The radical of 绽 is 纟, and 绽 is a phono-semantic compound.

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