险xiǎn
perilous, dangerous. 9 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 险
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–9 write 佥.
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 险 · the stroke-order rules
What 险 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 佥 (qiān, all).
阝 carries the meaning — hill — and 佥 carries the sound.
Words that use 险
| 险 | perilous, dangerous 指处境很不安全 当时的情况一度险得吓人。For a moment things looked frighteningly perilous. Lesson 662, 车间火情 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic |
| 保险 | insurance 先交一笔钱，出事的时候能得到赔偿 爸爸给这辆新车买了一份保险。Dad bought insurance for the new car. Lesson 108, 社区服务 · 城市生活与新家 · Urban Life & The New Home |
| 风险 | a potential danger or peril 可能发生的不好的、有损失的事 这项投资存在一定风险。the risk in this investment cannot be ignored. Lesson 157, 气象变化与实地考察 · 气候环境与地理风貌 · Climate, Environment & Regional Geography |
| 危险 | dangerous, hazardous 可能让人受伤或出事的情况 监理员仔细排查每一处危险。Inspectors carefully check every corner for hidden hazards. Lesson 229, 现场督导与公共安全 · 商业洽谈与公共秩序 · Business Negotiations, Urban Order & Safety Precautions |
Characters that share the sound part 佥
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.