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膳 (shàn): Meals — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 膳

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 膳 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 膳

膳 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
膳
⺼
善shàn · good
膳=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 膳

膳 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 膳

Common word with 膳

One common HSK word with 膳 is 膳食, meaning "Diet".

膳食 • shàn shí • Diet • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

jūn均
héng衡
de的
shàn膳
shí食
duì对
jiàn

Information

Pinyinshàn
Meaningmeals, food, provisions
Strokes16
Radical月
Traditional膳
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2768
Zhuyinㄕㄢˋ
UnicodeU+81B3
CangjieBMRJ
⺼
+善shàn · good
shàn膳
shí食

Diet

健
kāng康
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。

A balanced diet is important for health.

xué学
xiào校
tí提
gōng供
yōu优
zhì质
de的
shàn膳
sù宿
fú服
wù务
。

The school provides quality board and lodging services.

qǐng请
àn按
shí时
yòng用
shàn膳
,
bǎo保
chí持
guī规
lǜ律
zuò作
xī息
。

Please have meals on time and maintain a regular schedule.

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Characters with radical "月".

  • 朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
  • 臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
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  • 腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
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