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CHINESE CHARACTER

忏 (chàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chàn
to regret, to repent; confession, penitence
HSK —6 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

忄 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 忏.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 6

Write 忏 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 忏 (chàn) mean in Chinese?

to regret, to repent; confession, penitence

How do you write 忏 in stroke order?

忏 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 忏?

忄 is the radical in 忏. It is the heart side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 忏?

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