PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin chuan
Learn how to write 15 Chinese characters pronounced “chuan” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “chuan” 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.
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chuán
6 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chuán, including 船 (boat), 传 (to pass on), 舡 (boat), 遄 (to hurry), 傳 (Chinese character).
boat
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to pass on
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boat
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to hurry
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Chinese character
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beam
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chuàn
3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chuàn, including 串 (to string together), 钏 (armlet), 釧 (Chinese character).
to string together
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armlet
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chuǎn
2 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chuǎn, including 喘 (to gasp), 舛 (mistaken).
TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced chuān
4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation chuān, including 穿 (to wear), 川 ((bound form) river), 巛 (archaic variant of 川[chuan1]), 氚 ((chemistry) tritium).
to wear
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(bound form) river
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archaic variant of 川[chuan1]
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(chemistry) tritium
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these chuan characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 6 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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