PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin chan
Learn how to write 44 Chinese characters pronounced “chan” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “chan” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
to give birth
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to shovel
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to express
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to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1])
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dhyana (Sanskrit)
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gluttonous
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to take by the arm and assist
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to wind around
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to tremble
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chán
18 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chán, including 禅 (dhyana (Sanskrit)), 馋 (gluttonous), 缠 (to wind around), 婵 (used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2]), 谗 (to slander).
dhyana (Sanskrit)
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gluttonous
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to wind around
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used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2yuan2]
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to slander
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used in 孱頭|孱头[can4tou5]
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cicada
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Chinese character
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market place
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flow
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still (as of water)
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cunning
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toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
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(literary) animal tracks
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chàn
5 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chàn, including 颤 (to tremble), 忏 ((bound form) to feel remorse), 懺 (Chinese character), 羼 (to mix), 顫 (Chinese character).
to tremble
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(bound form) to feel remorse
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to mix
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chǎn
15 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chǎn, including 产 (to give birth), 铲 (to shovel), 阐 (to express), 浐 (name of a river in Shaanxi province), 谄 (to flatter).
to give birth
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to shovel
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to express
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name of a river in Shaanxi province
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to flatter
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Japanese variant of 產|产
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to complete
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(literary) to ride a horse without a saddle
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smilingly
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chān
6 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chān, including 掺 (to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1])), 搀 (to take by the arm and assist), 觇 (to observe), 覘 (Chinese character), 摻 (Chinese character).
to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1])
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to take by the arm and assist
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to observe
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Chinese character
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these chan characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 9 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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