HSK 7–9

(zhǎn): high, steep, precipitous

zhǎn

high, steep, precipitous

Pinyin

zhǎn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

high, steep, precipitous

How to Write (zhǎn)

is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 山 (mountain) carries the meaning, and 斩 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

mountain, hill, peak
to chop, to cut, to sever

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崭新

zhǎnxīn

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