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尘 (chén): Dust — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 尘

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 尘 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 尘

尘 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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尘=小small+土soil

Small (小) particles of soil (土) floating in the air — dust or fine dirt.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 尘

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 尘

HSK words that contain this character.

灰尘

huī chén

dust; dirt; ash

HSK 5
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 尘 is used in context

zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
jī积
mǎn满
le了
huī灰
chén尘
。

The table is covered with dust.

qì汽
chē车
shǐ驶
guò过
yáng扬
qǐ起
yí一
piàn片
chén尘
yáng阳
guāng光
zhōng中
chén尘
āi埃
zài在
fēi飞
wǔ舞
。

Information

Pinyinchén
Meaningdust
Strokes6
Radical小
Traditional塵
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1622
Zhuyinㄔㄣˊ
UnicodeU+5C18
CangjieFG
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tǔ土
。

The car passed by and raised a cloud of dust.

Dust particles are dancing in the sunlight.

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zú卒shàng尚cháng尝ěr尔shǎo少jiān尖
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