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CHINESE CHARACTER

wěn

稳

稳

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firm

Numbered pinyin
wen3
English meanings
firm, stable, steady, staid, sedate, sure, certain

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 急.

  • Left

    禾
  • Right

    急
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Meaning & sound clues

禾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.

㥯 is identified as the sound component (yǐn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 稳.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰禾急

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他hěn很wěn稳。

    He is steady.

  2. 02

    zhàn站wěn稳。

    Stand firm.

  3. 03

    ná拿wěn稳。

    Hold it steady.

  4. 04

    gōngzuò工作hěn很wěn稳。

    A steady job.

  5. 05

    wěndìng稳定xiàlai下来。

    Settle down.

  6. 06

    wěn稳wěn稳de地zǒu走。

    Walk steadily.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 安稳
  • 平稳
  • 沉稳
  • 稳健
  • 稳固
  • 稳妥
  • 稳定
  • 稳重