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准zhǔn

precisely accurate. 10 strokes, radical 冫, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin zhǔnStrokes 10Radical 冫Band HSK 2Words 5

How to write 准

Strokes 1–2 write 冫, then strokes 3–10 write 隹.

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Stroke order chart for 准 — 10 strokes, radical 冫

Write 准 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 准 · the stroke-order rules

What 准 is made of

冫 (bīng, ice) and 隹 (zhuī, short-tailed bird).

冫 carries the meaning — water in a spirit level — and 隹 carries the sound.

Words that use 准

准(zhǔn) precisely accurate
打中目标,一点也不偏

他起脚抽射的角度很准。The angle of his shot was pinpoint accurate.

Lesson 240, 绿茵竞逐与争锋冲刺 · 田园律动与生活哲思 · Country Life, Sport and Everyday Wisdom

准(zhǔn)确(què) accurate, precise
指没有偏差,完全符合实际情况

医生准确把握了辨证施治。The doctor accurately grasped the diagnosis and treatment.

Lesson 103, 老中医 · 守正出新与同舟共济 · Uprightness, Innovation & Mutual Devotion

标(biāo)准(zhǔn) a standard
大家公认应该达到的水平

这批产品必须达到出口标准。These goods must meet the export standard.

Lesson 142, 规范与标准 · 科学技术与探索发现 · Science, Technology & Logic

批(pī)准(zhǔn) to officially approve
上级正式同意某个申请或计划

主管部门正式批准了这项重大立项。The supervising department formally give the official go-ahead the major project.

Lesson 211, 组织建设与人才选拔 · 领导决策与组织考核 · Leadership Strategy, Civic Governance & Administrative Evaluation

准(zhǔn)时(shí) punctual, on time
按照约定的时间,不早也不晚

学者准时到馆开始工作。The scholar was always punctual arriving at the archive.

Lesson 382, 典册披寻与笃行准饬 · 经纶大业与四海同春 · Statesmanship, Epochal Visions & Triumphant Confidence

Characters that share the sound part 隹

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

推tuī维wéi堆duī

More characters with the radical 冫

All 11 of them, and what the radical means, on the 冫 radical page.

习xí冷lěng凉liáng决jué况kuàng冰bīng净jìng冲chōng减jiǎn冻dòng