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癬 meaning and stroke order

xuǎn

Ringworms

22 strokesRadical 疒Simplified 癣
Strokes22
Pinyinxuǎn
ToneTone 3
Frequency#2,173
Printable worksheet

How to write 癬, 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 癬

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

xuǎnthird tone (dipping)
  1. ringworm
  2. Taiwan pr. [xian3]

How 癬 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.

nèsickness+xiānfresh

疒 gives the meaning and 鮮 hints at the sound.

Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.

How to remember 癬

The sickness radical 疒 wraps around 鮮 (xiān, fresh), which gives the sound. Picture a skin sickness that keeps showing up fresh on new patches of skin: that is ringworm, 癬 (xuǎn).

癬 (xuǎn) names fungal skin conditions and usually appears in compound words rather than alone. Common ones are 脚癬 (jiǎoxuǎn, athlete's foot) and 牛皮癬 (niúpíxuǎn, psoriasis). Example: 他得了脚癬。(Tā dé le jiǎoxuǎn.) He has athlete's foot.

Common mistake: Learners often read it with the sound of its phonetic part 鮮 (xiān) and say xiān. The mainland standard is third tone xuǎn, while Taiwan uses xiǎn.

Questions about 癬

How many strokes are in 癬?

癬 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 癬 mean?

癬 (xuǎn) means ringworms.

How do you pronounce 癬?

癬 is pronounced xuǎn, in the third tone (dipping).

What is the radical of 癬?

The radical of 癬 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 癬 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 癬?

癬 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 癣, used in mainland China and Singapore.

Is ringworm in 癬 caused by a worm?

No. The English name is misleading, and 癬 refers to fungal skin infections, not worms. The character itself only marks it as a sickness with 疒.

How is 癬 written in simplified Chinese?

In simplified Chinese it is written 癣, with 鲜 inside the 疒 instead of 鮮. The meaning and pronunciation are the same.