攢 meaning and stroke order
To save, to hoard
How to write 攢, stroke by stroke
22 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 攢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to bring together
- to collect
- to hoard
- to accumulate
- to save
How 攢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 贊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 攢
A hand 扌 next to 贊 (zàn), which gives the sound. Picture your hand gathering coins one by one to zǎn, to save them up.
As zǎn, 攢 means to save or accumulate bit by bit, often money or experience. Example: 我在攢錢買車。(Wǒ zài zǎn qián mǎi chē.) I am saving money to buy a car. As cuán, it means to put together or assemble, as in 攢電腦 (cuán diànnǎo), to build a computer from parts.
Common mistake: Learners often read it only as zǎn and miss the cuán reading for assembling or gathering together. Also do not confuse it with 讚 (zàn, to praise), which has the speech radical 言 instead of the hand 扌.
Questions about 攢
How many strokes are in 攢?
攢 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 攢 mean?
攢 (zǎn) means to save, to hoard.
How do you pronounce 攢?
攢 is pronounced zǎn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 攢?
The radical of 攢 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 攢 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 攢?
攢 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 攒, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 攢錢 and 存錢?
攢錢 (zǎn qián) stresses slowly building up savings over time, often for a goal. 存錢 (cún qián) simply means to deposit or keep money, for example in a bank.
How do I know whether to read 攢 as zǎn or cuán?
Use zǎn when the meaning is saving or accumulating, like 攢錢 or 攢經驗. Use cuán when it means gathering people or assembling parts, like 攢電腦 or 攢局 (cuán jú, to get a group together).