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孱

càn

feeble, frail, weak; unfit

💡 Ideographic: Weak 孨 in body 尸

HSK ✏️ 12 strokes Uncommon • Top 50%

Words Using 孱 (4)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

孱

càn

see [[孱頭|孱头<càntou>]]

孱

càn

see [[孱頭|孱头<càntou>]]

孱

chán

weak / feeble / lowly

孱

chán

weak / feeble / lowly

孱弱

chánruò

delicate / frail / impotent / weak

孱弱

chánruò

delicate / frail / impotent / weak

孱头

càntou

(dialect) weakling / coward

孱头

càntou

(dialect) weakling / coward

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cautious, cowardly, weak; an orphan

⿸尸孨 i

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shī

尸

body, corpse

📷 Pictographic: A man keeled over

3 strokes HSK 6

zhuǎn

孨

cautious, cowardly, weak; an orphan

💡 Ideographic: Many abandoned children 子 representing an orphanage

9 strokes

子

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

📷 Pictographic: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs

3 strokes HSK 1

了

clear; to finish; particle of completed action

📷 Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

⿰子子

Radical component

Words Using 孱 (4)

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