赚 meaning and stroke order
To earn; to make a profit
How to write 赚, stroke by stroke
14 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 赚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to earn
- to make a profit
- to cheat
- to swindle
How 赚 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
贝 gives the meaning and 兼 hints at the sound.
Radical: 贝 (sea shell), shared by 63 characters on this site.
How to remember 赚
赚 is built from 贝 (bèi, shell), which was used as money and gives the meaning, plus 兼 (jiān), which hints at the sound. Picture shells (money) piling up on your side and you have 赚, to earn.
赚 is most often used in 赚钱 (zhuànqián), the everyday way to say "make money." It also appears in 赚大钱 (zhuàndàqián, to make a fortune) and the more formal 赚取 (zhuànqǔ, to earn or gain). Example: 他开店赚了不少钱。(Tā kāi diàn zhuàn le bù shǎo qián.) He made quite a bit of money running a shop.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 赚 (zhuàn) with 挣 (zhèng), and some write 嫌 (xián, to dislike), which shares the 兼 part but has 女 on the left. Remember that money words take 贝 on the left.
Common words with 赚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
赚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 赚
How many strokes are in 赚?
赚 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 赚 mean?
赚 (zhuàn) means to earn; to make a profit. A common word with it is 赚钱 (zhuànqián), meaning "to earn money; moneymaking".
How do you pronounce 赚?
赚 is pronounced zhuàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 赚?
The radical of 赚 is 贝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 赚 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 赚?
The traditional form of 赚 is 賺. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 赚 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 赚 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 赚 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 赚钱 and 挣钱?
Both mean to make money and are often interchangeable. 挣钱 (zhèngqián) stresses earning through work or effort, like a salary. 赚钱 leans toward profit, such as from business or a deal.
Does 赚 have another pronunciation?
Yes. It can also be read zuàn, meaning to cheat or swindle. This reading is rare and mostly found in older or regional usage. In modern everyday Chinese you will almost always say zhuàn.