賺 meaning and stroke order
To earn, to profit, to make money
How to write 賺, stroke by stroke
17 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 賺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to earn
- to make a profit
- to cheat
- to swindle
How 賺 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
貝 gives the meaning and 兼 hints at the sound.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賺
賺 combines 貝 (shell, an old symbol of money) on the left with 兼 (jiān, to hold two things at once) on the right as the sound hint. Picture someone holding two jobs at once to pile up more 貝 money, and you have 賺, to earn.
賺 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 赚. It is a common everyday verb for earning money or making a profit, and it often pairs with 钱 (qián). Example: 他一個月賺很多錢。(Tā yí gè yuè zhuàn hěn duō qián.) He earns a lot of money each month.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 賺 with 嫌 (xián, to dislike), which shares the 兼 part but has 女 on the left. Remember that earning money needs the money radical 貝. Also keep the fourth tone in zhuàn and do not say zhuǎn, which is the reading of 轉 (to turn).
Common words with 賺
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 賺
How many strokes are in 賺?
賺 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 賺 mean?
賺 (zhuàn) means to earn, to profit, to make money. A common word with it is 赚钱 (zhuànqián), meaning "to earn money; moneymaking".
How do you pronounce 賺?
賺 is pronounced zhuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 賺?
The radical of 賺 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賺 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賺?
賺 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 赚, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 賺 and 掙 for earning money?
Both can mean to earn, as in 賺錢 and 掙錢 (zhèngqián). 掙錢 suggests earning through hard work, while 賺錢 often suggests making a profit.
Does 賺 have another pronunciation?
Yes. It can be read zuàn, meaning to cheat or swindle, but this reading is rare in modern speech. In almost all everyday use you will say zhuàn.