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quán

bamboo fish trap

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺮ (bamboo) provides meaning, 全 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (61%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

whole, entire, complete; to preserve

⿱⺮全 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zhú

⺮

bamboo; flute

📷 Pictographic: Two stalks of bamboo; see 竹

6 strokes

quán

全

whole, entire, complete; to preserve

💡 Ideographic: Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping

6 strokes HSK 4

rù

入

to enter, to come in; to join

💡 Ideographic: An arrow indicating "enter"

2 strokes HSK 4

yù

玉

jade, gem, precious stone

💡 Ideographic: A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade

5 strokes HSK 5

wáng

王

king, ruler; royal; surname

💡 Ideographic: A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)

4 strokes HSK 5

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

diǎn

丶

dot

1 strokes

Words Using 筌 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

得鱼忘筌 ↗

déyúwàngquán

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); fig. to take help for granted

déyúwàngquán

得鱼忘筌 ↗

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); fig. to take help for granted