8 strokes15 strokes
Character #598 · The First 1000
练 (練) liàn meaning: practice
to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk
- Strokes
- 815
- TraditionalSimplified
- 練 练
- Poster cell
- J22
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 练練
Write 练練 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, liàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 练 mean in English?
- 练 (liàn) means "practice": to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk.
- How do you pronounce 练?
- 练 is pronounced liàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄧㄢˋ.
- How many strokes does 练 have?
- The simplified form, 练, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 練, has 15.
- What is the traditional form of 练?
- The traditional form of 练 is 練. 练 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 練 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 练?
- Common words that use 练 include 练习 (liànxí, to practice), 训练 (xùnliàn, to train), 教练 (jiàoliàn, instructor), 熟练 (shúliàn, practiced).
- How common is 练?
- 练 is number 598 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J22 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.