to provide for; to support financially

Animated Stroke Order 赡

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Stroke Order Diagrams 赡

赡 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
gōng
zuò
shàn
yǎng
quán
jiā

He works hard to support his whole family

2
de
xué
shí
fēng
shàn
lìng
rén
jìng
pèi

His knowledge is abundant and admirable

3
yǒu
shàn
yǎng
de

Children have a legal obligation to support their parents

4
yào
shàn
yǎng

Children should support their parents.

5
gōng
zuò
wèi
le
shàn
yǎng
jiā
rén

He works hard to support his family.

6
shàn
yǎng
lǎo
rén
shì
zhōng
huá
mín
de
chuán
tǒng
měi

Supporting the elderly is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes17
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2913
Zhuyinㄕㄢˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8D61
CangjieBCNCR
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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