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CHINESE CHARACTER

缄 (jiān): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiān
to seal, to close, to bind; a letter
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 缄.

Phonetic component

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

STROKES · 12

Write 缄 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 缄 (jiān) mean in Chinese?

to seal, to close, to bind; a letter

How do you write 缄 in stroke order?

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

What is the radical of 缄?

纟 is the radical in 缄. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 缄?

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