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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 4 Writing 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 顺

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 顺 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 顺

顺 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

顺

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4.

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5.

How to Use 顺

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 顺 works in context.

Smooth and Unobstructed

Indicates things going well without obstacles.

顺利 • shùn lì • smooth • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 顺

HSK words that contain this character.

顺便 • shùn biàn • in passing; incidentally

HSK 4

shùn顺

biàn

7.

Example Sentences

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

jīn今

tiān天

qí骑

chē车

yǒu有

shùn顺

Information

Pinyinshùn

Meaningto follow

Strokes9

Radical页

Traditional順

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1081

Zhuyinㄕㄨㄣˋ

UnicodeU+987A

CangjieLLNC

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川river

A head (页) flowing like a river (川) — smooth and without obstruction.

shùn顺

lì利

smooth

一帆风顺 • yì fān fēng shùn • have a favorable wind all the way; everything going smoothly • HSK 6

HSK 6

yì一

fān帆

fēng风

shùn顺

have a favorable wind all the way; everything going smoothly

一路顺风 • yí lù shùn fēng • to have a pleasant journey (idiom) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yí一

lù路

shùn顺

fēng风

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

Compliance and Conformity

Expresses obedience or adaptation to someone or something.

顺从 • shùn cóng • Compliance / Obedience • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

cóng从

Compliance / Obedience

顺应 • shùn yìng • Adapt to / Conform to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

yìng应

Adapt to / Conform to

便

in passing; incidentally

顺序 • shùn xù • sequence

HSK 4

shùn顺

xù序

sequence

孝顺 • xiào shun • filial piety

HSK 5

xiào孝

shun顺

filial piety

通顺 • tōng shùn • Smooth

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tōng通

shùn顺

Smooth

顺势 • shùn shì • Take advantage of the situation

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

shì势

Take advantage of the situation

顺差 • shùn chā • Trade surplus

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shùn顺

chā差

Trade surplus

fēng风

，

sù速

dù度

hěn很

kuài快

。

Today, cycling with a tailwind, the speed was very fast.

wǒ我

shùn顺

biàn便

qù去

chāo超

shì市

mǎi买

le了

xiē些

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

I went to the supermarket and bought some fruit incidentally.

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

hěn很

shùn顺

，

kāi开

chē车

hěn很

shū舒

fu服

。

This road is very smooth, driving is very comfortable.

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

jìn进

xíng行

dé得

hěn很

shùn顺

lì利

。

This exam went very smoothly.

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