串

chuàn

“To string together” in Chinese is 串 (chuàn).

Other characters with the syllable chuan: see all 6 →

Meaning

to string together
to skewer
to connect wrongly

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to gang up
to rove
string
bunch
skewer
classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of
to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus)
to move across

Example

一连串的爆炸使实验室成为废墟。

A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.

From 一连串 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 串

串门chuànménto call on sbHSK 7-9 一连串yīliánchuàna succession ofHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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