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楝

liàn

Melia japonica

🔤 Pictophonetic: 木 (tree) provides meaning, 柬 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (58%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

柬

jiǎn

card, letter, invitation, note

⿰木柬 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

jiǎn

柬

card, letter, invitation, note

💡 Ideographic: A bound 束 package

9 strokes HSK 6

shù

束

to bind, to control, to restrain; bale

💡 Ideographic: Lumber 木 bound by rope 口

7 strokes HSK 3

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

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

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 楝 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

kǔliàn

苦楝 ↗

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)