彖 meaning and stroke order

tuàn

Hog, hedgehog, porcupine

Strokes9
Pinyintuàn
ToneTone 4

How to write 彖, stroke by stroke

9 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 彖

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

tuànfourth tone (falling)
  1. to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经

How 彖 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A pig 豕 with a long snout 彑.

Radical: 彑 (snout), shared by 6 characters on this site.

Characters that contain 彖

Learning 彖 makes these easier to recognize and write.

Questions about 彖

How many strokes are in 彖?

彖 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 彖 mean?

彖 (tuàn) means hog, hedgehog, porcupine.

How do you pronounce 彖?

彖 is pronounced tuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 彖?

The radical of 彖 is 彑, which carries the idea of "snout". Dictionaries list 彖 under this radical.