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衫shān

shirt, robe, jacket, gown. 8 strokes, radical 衤, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin shānStrokes 8Radical 衤Band HSK 3Words 1

How to write 衫

Strokes 1–5 write 衤, then strokes 6–8 write 彡.

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Stroke order chart for 衫 — 8 strokes, radical 衤

Write 衫 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 衫 · the stroke-order rules

What 衫 is made of

衤 (yī, cloth) and 彡 (shān, hair).

衤 carries the meaning — clothes — and 彡 carries the sound.

Words that use 衫

衬(chèn)衫(shān) a button-up shirt
上身穿的、前面开扣子的衣服

他今天穿着一件白色的衬衫去上班。He wore a white shirt to work today.

Lesson 163, 衣着与布艺 · 服饰穿着与生活器物 · Attire, Daily Wear & Household Objects

Characters that share the sound part 彡

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

参cān珍zhēn

More characters with the radical 衤

All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 衤 radical page.

被bèi衬chèn补bǔ裤kù裙qún袜wà袖xiù