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秆 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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秆 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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秆 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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秆 Stroke Order — How to Write 秆

Stroke Order

秆 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, 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.

秆 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾干

秆 is an ideographic compound. Dried 干 grain stalks 禾; 干 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 禾 + 3 more strokes

秆 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gǎn

Meanings of 秆 in Chinese

1

gǎn秆

Stalks of plants like rice, wheat, sorghum, or hemp; a stem.
高高的麦秆在风中摇曳。
The tall wheat stalks swayed in the wind.

Words with 秆

  • hé禾gǎn秆Straw
  • hāo蒿zǐ子gǎn秆ér儿crown daisy, garland chrysanthemum
  • jiē秸gǎn秆straw, stalks
  • jīng茎gǎn秆stem, stalk
  • mài麦gǎn秆straw
  • zhí植wù物jiē秸gǎn秆Straw, Plant stalks
  • dào稻gǔ谷gáo稿gǎn秆rice straw, paddy straw
  • mài麦zi子gǎo稿gǎn秆wheat straw, wheat stalks

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Questions about 秆

What does 秆 mean in Chinese?

秆 (gǎn) means “Stalks of plants like rice, wheat, sorghum, or hemp; a stem” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 秆?

秆 is pronounced gǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 秆 have?

秆 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 秆?

秆 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 秆?

The radical of 秆 is 禾, and 秆 is an ideographic compound.

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