HSK 7–9

(jiǎn): choose, select, pick up

jiǎn

choose, select, pick up

Pinyin

jiǎn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

choose, select, pick up

How to Write (jiǎn)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, and 柬 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

hand
card, letter, invitation, note

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