CHINESE CHARACTER

暂 (zàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

zàn

temporary

HSK 412 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

日

Primary radical

日 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 暂.

斩

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 12

Write 暂 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 暂

暂时zànshí

HSK 4 · temporary; provisional; for the time being

暂停zàntíng

HSK 4 · to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)

短暂duǎnzàn

HSK 7-9 · of short duration; brief; momentary

暂zàn

HSK 7-9 · temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

暂且zànqiě

HSK 7-9 · for now; for the time being; temporarily

Examples using 暂

暂时

他们说情况只是暂时的。

Tā men shuō qíng kuàng zhǐ shì zàn shí de。

They said the situation was only temporary.

短暂

我知道生命是短暂的。

Wǒ zhī dào shēng mìng shì duǎn zàn de。

I know life is short.

暂

他们说情况只是暂时的。

Tā men shuō qíng kuàng zhǐ shì zàn shí de。

They said the situation was only temporary.

FAQ

What does 暂 (zàn) mean in Chinese?

temporary

How do you write 暂 in stroke order?

暂 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 暂?

日 is the radical in 暂. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 暂?

暂时 (zànshí): temporary; provisional; for the time being; 暂停 (zàntíng): to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player); 短暂 (duǎnzàn): of short duration; brief; momentary.