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CHINESE CHARACTER

禪 (chán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

chán
meditation, contemplation
HSK —16 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

礻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 禪.

礻 · 單

Visible components

禪 is decomposed as ⿰礻單.

STROKES · 16

Write 禪 in 16 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 禪 (chán) mean in Chinese?

meditation, contemplation

How do you write 禪 in stroke order?

禪 has 16 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 禪?

礻 is the radical in 禪. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 禪?

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