県 meaning and stroke order
County, district, subdivision
Strokes9
Pinyinxiàn
ToneTone 4
How to write 県, 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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How 県 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Head.
目 gives the meaning and 小 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
Characters that contain 県
Learning 県 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 県
How many strokes are in 県?
県 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 県 mean?
県 (xiàn) means county, district, subdivision.
How do you pronounce 県?
県 is pronounced xiàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 県?
The radical of 県 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 県 under this radical.