缮 meaning and stroke order
To repair, to mend; to transcribe, to rewrite
How to write 缮, stroke by stroke
15 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 缮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to repair
- to mend
- to rewrite
- to transcribe
How 缮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Thread.
纟 gives the meaning and 善 hints at the sound.
Radical: 纟 (silk), shared by 143 characters on this site.
How to remember 缮
缮 combines thread 纟 with 善 (shàn, good), which also gives the sound. Picture using thread to make something good again, like mending torn cloth.
缮 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese and mostly shows up in formal words. The most common is 修缮 (xiūshàn), used for repairing or renovating buildings. Example: 这座古庙正在修缮。(Zhè zuò gǔ miào zhèngzài xiūshàn.) This old temple is being renovated.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 善 alone when they mean 缮, since both are read shàn. Remember that 善 means good or kind, while 缮 with the thread radical means to repair or copy out.
Common words with 缮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 修缮 | xiūshàn | to renovate; to repair (a building) |
Questions about 缮
How many strokes are in 缮?
缮 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 缮 mean?
缮 (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 缮?
缮 is pronounced shàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 缮?
The radical of 缮 is 纟, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 缮 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 缮?
The traditional form of 缮 is 繕. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 缮 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How is 缮 used in the sense of transcribing?
It appears in the formal word 缮写 (shànxiě), meaning to copy out neatly by hand, as with documents. This sense is mostly found in written or official contexts.
What is the difference between 修缮 and 修理?
修理 (xiūlǐ) is the everyday word for fixing things like bikes or phones. 修缮 is more formal and is used mainly for buildings, temples, and other structures.