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悬 (xuán): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 悬

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How to write 悬 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 悬

悬 stroke order diagram

3.

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悬

縣

心xīn · heart

悬=

4.

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5.

How to Use 悬

Hanging or Suspending

The character conveys the idea of something being hung, suspended, or dangling, either physically or figuratively.

悬挂 • xuán guà • hang; fly; suspend • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

liǎng两

guó国

zhī之

jiān间

de的

jīng经

jì

Information

Pinyinxuán

Meaningto hang, suspend

Strokes11

Radical心

Traditional懸

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2259

Zhuyinㄒㄩㄢˊ

UnicodeU+60AC

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縣

+心xīn · heart

xuán悬

guà挂

hang; fly; suspend

悬念 • xuán niàn • suspense; be concerned about; miss • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuán悬

niàn念

suspense; be concerned about; miss

Cliff or Precipice

The character appears in terms related to steep cliffs or precipices, emphasizing verticality and danger.

悬崖 • xuán yá • Cliff / Precipice • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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xuán悬

yá崖

Cliff / Precipice

悬崖峭壁 • xuán yá qiào bì • precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuán悬

yá崖

qiào峭

济

shí实

lì力

xuán悬

shū殊

hěn很

dà大

。

There is a wide gap in economic strength between the two countries.

tā他

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

xuán悬

guà挂

le了

yì一

fú幅

huà画

。

He hung a painting on the wall.

Tā他

bǎ把

huà画

xuán悬

zài在

kè客

tīng厅

de的

qiáng墙

shàng上

。

He hung the painting on the wall of the living room.

qì气

qiú球

xuán悬

fú浮

zài在

kōng空

zhōng中

。

The balloon hovers in the air.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

xuán悬

niàn念

。

This movie is full of suspense.

bì

壁

precipitous rock faces and sheer cliffs

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璇xuanfine jade; star
眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
漩xuáneddy, whirlpool
轩xuāncarriage; high; wide; balcony
渲xuànadd repeated washes of color
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Characters with radical "心".

忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable
恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
息xīto rest, to cease, breath
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation
怂sǒngto instigate; to incite

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