臽 meaning and stroke order
Pit, hole
Strokes8
Pinyinxiàn
ToneTone 4
How to write 臽, stroke by stroke
8 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 臽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
xiànfourth tone (falling)
- (archaic) pit; hole in the ground
- old variant of 陷[xian4]
How 臽 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A person ⺈ falling in a pit 臼.
⺈component+jiùmortar
Radical: 臼 (mortar), shared by 13 characters on this site.
Characters that contain 臽
Learning 臽 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 臽
How many strokes are in 臽?
臽 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 臽 mean?
臽 (xiàn) means pit, hole.
How do you pronounce 臽?
臽 is pronounced xiàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 臽?
The radical of 臽 is 臼, which carries the idea of "mortar". Dictionaries list 臽 under this radical.