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Stroke Number:513521521521

Stroke Writing:折横撇折竖横折竖横折竖横


càn chán

横折



横撇/横钩

竖钩


横撇/横钩

竖钩


横撇/横钩

竖钩

Basic ExplanationExample Sentence

1. 孱 [chán]2. 孱 [càn]

孱 [chán]
  1. 软弱,弱小:~王(软弱无能的君王)。~弱。~~。

  2. 卑微:~琐(卑贱无能)。~微(地位低微)。

  3. 窘迫。

孱 [càn]
  1. 只用于“孱头”(方言,软弱无能的人)。

Example Sentence
  1. The sky is so blue, the Qinghai-Tibet railway is bestriding , the snow lies on the roadside , while the Streams is murmuring down .

    天蓝得不行了,青藏铁路桥横跨其间,积雪就在路边,水孱孱的流。

Glyph Evolution(Chinese Etymology,Chinese character and etymology research)


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Caoshu Calligraphy

孱 Caoshu Calligraphy
毛泽东-草书: 孱

Lishu Calligraphy

孱 Lishu Calligraphy
马王堆帛书-隶书: 孱

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Chinese Etymology(Chinese character history and ancient Chinaese character)

Oracle charactersBronze charactersLiushutong charactersSeal characters

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Six categories of Chinese characters

孱 Liushutong characters
孱-L06345

Origin of Chinese Characters

孱 Seal characters
孱-S10994

Comparison of characters(Glyph Contrast)

中国大陆 孱
中国大陆
台湾 孱
台湾
香港 孱
香港
日本 孱
日本
韩国 孱
韩国
旧字形 孱
旧字形

Chinese phrases(Common Phrases)

1. 孱 [chán]

孱 [chán]
  1. 孱头 càn tou

    [coward]〈方〉∶软弱无能的人(骂人话)

    我今夜拿不住他算孱头

Explain characters(Explicate)

1. 孱 [chán]2. 孱 [chánruò]3. 孱 [càn]

孱 [chán]

〈形〉

  1. (会意。从尸,犹从屋省,本义:狭窄)

  2. 同本义 [narrow]

    孱,迮也,——《说文》

    孱,窄也。——《集韵》

  3. 浅陋,低劣 [meagre;mean;inferior]

    术学肤孱。——宋祁《授龙图阁谢恩表》

  4. 形容谨小慎微的样子 [be cautious and meticulous]

    君子博学而孱守之。——《大戴礼记·曾子立事》

  5. 懦弱 [cowardly]

    若素名勇,徒能藉贫孱者耳。——明· 高启《书博鸡者事》

  6. 又如:孱夫(懦弱的人);孱王(懦弱的君王)

  7. 瘦弱 [fragile]。如:孱肌(瘦弱的肌体);孱质(瘦弱的身体)

  8. 另见 càn

孱 [chánruò]
  1. [delicate]∶瘦小虚弱

  2. [impotent]∶缺乏权威和能力

  3. [weak]∶单薄;贫乏

孱 [càn]
  1. 另见 chán