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CHINESE CHARACTER

剡 (shàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shàn
sharp, pointed; to sharpen
HSK —10 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 剡.

Phonetic component

炎 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 剡 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 剡 (shàn) mean in Chinese?

sharp, pointed; to sharpen

How do you write 剡 in stroke order?

剡 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 剡?

刂 is the radical in 剡. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 剡?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.