倩 meaning and stroke order
Beautiful, lovely; son-in-law
How to write 倩, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 倩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pretty
- winsome
- to ask for sb's help
- son-in-law (old)
How 倩 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 倩
倩 combines the person radical 亻 with 青 (qīng), which suggests youth and freshness. Picture a young, fresh-faced person, and you have someone pretty and winsome. 青 also hints at the sound qiàn.
Today 倩 is mostly seen in names, especially girls' names, and in literary words like 倩影 (qiànyǐng, a lovely figure or image). Its sense of asking someone for help is literary, and its son-in-law sense is old usage. Example: 湖边留下了她的倩影。 (Hú biān liú xià le tā de qiànyǐng.) Her lovely figure was captured by the lake.
Common mistake: Learners often read 倩 as qīng or qíng because of 青, but it is qiàn with a fourth tone. Do not confuse it with 情 (qíng, feeling), which has the heart radical 忄 instead of 亻.
Questions about 倩
How many strokes are in 倩?
倩 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 倩 mean?
倩 (qiàn) means beautiful, lovely; son-in-law.
How do you pronounce 倩?
倩 is pronounced qiàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 倩?
The radical of 倩 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 倩 under this radical.
Is 倩 used in everyday spoken Chinese?
Not much on its own. You will mostly hear it in personal names like 小倩 (Xiǎo Qiàn) or in set phrases such as 倩影. For everyday 'pretty' people say 漂亮 (piàoliang) or 好看 (hǎokàn).
What does 倩 mean in classical phrases about asking for help?
In older texts 倩 can mean to ask or hire someone to do something for you, as in 倩人代笔 (qiàn rén dài bǐ), asking someone to write on your behalf. This sense is literary and rare in modern speech.