详 meaning and stroke order
Complete, detailed, thorough
How to write 详, 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 详
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- detailed
- comprehensive
How 详 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 羊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 详
详 combines the speech radical 讠 with 羊 (yáng), which gives the sound. Picture someone speaking about a sheep in full detail, describing every bit of wool, and you have 详 (xiáng), detailed speech.
详 rarely stands alone in speech. It appears in words like 详细 (xiángxì, detailed) and 详情 (xiángqíng, particulars). Example: 请详细说明。(Qǐng xiángxì shuōmíng.) Please explain in detail.
Common mistake: Learners often say it with the first tone, like 羊 (yáng) without the y, but 详 is second tone xiáng. It is also easy to confuse with 祥 (xiáng, auspicious), which has the 礻 radical instead of 讠.
Common words with 详
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
详 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 详
How many strokes are in 详?
详 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 详 mean?
详 (xiáng) means complete, detailed, thorough. A common word with it is 详细 (xiángxì), meaning "detailed; in detail".
How do you pronounce 详?
详 is pronounced xiáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 详?
The radical of 详 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 详 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 详?
The traditional form of 详 is 詳. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 详 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 详 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 详 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 详细 and 仔细?
详细 (xiángxì) describes information that is complete and detailed, like a detailed report. 仔细 (zǐxì) describes a careful way of doing something, like checking carefully. You give a 详细 explanation, but you look at something 仔细.
Why does 安详 mean serene if 详 means detailed?
In 安详 (ānxiáng), 详 carries an older sense of calm and unhurried manner. The word describes a peaceful face or demeanor, for example 她睡得很安详 (tā shuì de hěn ānxiáng), she is sleeping peacefully.