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CHINESE CHARACTER

岑 (cén): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

cén
steep, precipitous; peak
HSK —7 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

山 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 岑.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 7

Write 岑 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 岑 (cén) mean in Chinese?

steep, precipitous; peak

How do you write 岑 in stroke order?

岑 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 岑?

山 is the radical in 岑. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 岑?

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