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

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 拴

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How to write 拴 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拴

拴 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

拴

扌shǒu · hand

全quán · complete

拴=

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

bǎ把

gǒu狗

shuān拴

zài在

mén门

kǒu

Information

Pinyinshuān

Meaningto tie, fasten, or bind

Strokes9

Radical扌

Traditional拴

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2315

Zhuyinㄕㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+62F4

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扌shǒu · hand

+全quán · complete

口

de的

zhù柱

zi子

shàng上

。

He tied the dog to the post at the door.

yòng用

zhè这

gēn根

shéng绳

zi子

bǎ把

chuán船

shuān拴

zài在

mǎ码

tóu头

shàng上

。

Use this rope to tie the boat to the dock.

jì记

de得

bǎ把

zì自

xíng行

chē车

shuān拴

zài在

lán栏

gān杆

shàng上

。

Remember to lock your bike to the railing.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

gǒu狗

shuān拴

zài在

mén门

kǒu口

de的

zhù柱

zi子

shàng上

。

Please tie the dog to the post at the door.

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涮shuànto rinse; to swish; to parboil

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