Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
12 strokes15 strokes
Character #939 · The First 1000

zàn

temporary

temporary; for the time being

Strokes
1215
TraditionalSimplified
暫 暂
Poster cell
O34
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • zànshí temporary
  • zàntíng to suspend
  • duǎnzàn of short duration
  • zànqiě for now
  • zànxíng provisional
  • zànhuǎn to postpone
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 暂暫

Write 暂暫 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell O34 · 28 × 36 grid

暂暫 is #939 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

See the poster
04 问答

Quick answers

What does 暂 mean in English?
暂 (zàn) means "temporary": temporary; for the time being.
How do you pronounce 暂?
暂 is pronounced zàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄗㄢˋ.
How many strokes does 暂 have?
The simplified form, 暂, has 12 strokes. The traditional form, 暫, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 暂?
The traditional form of 暂 is 暫. 暂 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 暫 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 暂?
Common words that use 暂 include 暂时 (zànshí, temporary), 暂停 (zàntíng, to suspend), 短暂 (duǎnzàn, of short duration), 暂且 (zànqiě, for now).
How common is 暂?
暂 is number 939 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell O34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.