繕 meaning and stroke order

shàn

To repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite

Strokes18
Pinyinshàn
ToneTone 4

How to write 繕, stroke by stroke

18 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 繕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

shànfourth tone (falling)
  1. to repair
  2. to mend
  3. to rewrite
  4. to transcribe

How 繕 is built

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

糹 gives the meaning and 善 hints at the sound.

Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.

Common words with 繕

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
修繕xiūshànto renovate; to repair (a building)

Questions about 繕

How many strokes are in 繕?

繕 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 繕 mean?

繕 (shàn) means to repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite. A common word with it is 修缮 (xiūshàn), meaning "to renovate; to repair (a building)".

How do you pronounce 繕?

繕 is pronounced shàn, in the fourth tone (falling).

What is the radical of 繕?

The radical of 繕 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 繕 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 繕?

繕 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 缮, used in mainland China and Singapore.