栈 meaning and stroke order
Warehouse; tavern, inn
How to write 栈, 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 栈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
- wood or bamboo trestlework
- a warehouse
- (computing) stack
How 栈 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 戋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 栈
栈 combines 木 (wood) with the sound part 戋 (jiān). Picture a structure built from wooden planks, like a pen for animals or a wooden storehouse, and the meaning follows.
Today 栈 appears mostly in set words. You will see it in 客栈 (kèzhàn) for an old-style inn, in 栈道 (zhàndào) for a plank road built along a cliff, and in computing as 栈 for a stack. Example: 我们今晚住在山下的客栈。(Wǒmen jīnwǎn zhù zài shān xià de kèzhàn.) We are staying at the inn at the foot of the mountain tonight.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 栈 (zhàn) with 钱 (qián, money) and 浅 (qiǎn, shallow), since all three share 戋. Check the left side: wood 木 for 栈, metal 钅 for 钱, water 氵 for 浅.
Common words with 栈
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 客栈 | kèzhàn | tavern; guest house |
Questions about 栈
How many strokes are in 栈?
栈 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 栈 mean?
栈 (zhàn) means warehouse; tavern, inn. A common word with it is 客栈 (kèzhàn), meaning "tavern; guest house".
How do you pronounce 栈?
栈 is pronounced zhàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 栈?
The radical of 栈 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 栈 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 栈?
The traditional form of 栈 is 棧. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 栈 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 栈 mean in programming?
In computing, 栈 means a stack, the last-in, first-out data structure. A stack overflow is 栈溢出 (zhàn yìchū), and a queue is a different word, 队列 (duìliè).
Is 客栈 the same as 酒店 or 宾馆?
Not quite. 客栈 sounds traditional or rustic and is used for old inns or guesthouses in historic towns. 酒店 (jiǔdiàn) and 宾馆 (bīnguǎn) are the normal words for modern hotels.