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掂

diān

to heft, to weigh; to hold in the palm

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 店 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (40%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

shop, store; inn, hotel

⿰扌店 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

diàn

店

shop, store; inn, hotel

🔤 Pictophonetic: 广 (building) provides meaning, 占 provides pronunciation

8 strokes HSK 1

guǎng

广

broad, vast, wide; building, house

💡 Ideographic: A lean-to 厂, suggesting a building

3 strokes HSK 4

zhàn

占

to divine; to observe; to versify

💡 Ideographic: To speak 口 omens ⺊

5 strokes HSK 4

⺊

💡 Ideographic: A crack on an oracle bone; compare 卜

2 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 掂 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

掂 ↗

diān

to weigh in the hand / to estimate

diān

掂 ↗

to weigh in the hand / to estimate

掂量 ↗

diānliang

to weigh in the hand / to consider / to ponder

diānliang

掂量 ↗

to weigh in the hand / to consider / to ponder