婵 (chán): used in 嬋娟|婵娟 and 嬋媛|婵媛

婵 (chán) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 嬋娟|婵娟 and 嬋媛|婵媛.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 单 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 婵 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 她 (tā, she), 好 (hǎo, good).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 女 woman11 strokesFrequency #9999女 semantic单 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 嬋娟|婵娟 and 嬋媛|婵媛

Etymology & Origin

婵

pictophoneticwoman

Decomposition: ⿰女单 (layout: left-right)

Components:女semantic单phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
婵媛chán yuán(literary) (of a woman) graceful
婵娟chán juān(literary) beautiful woman
2
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

婵 appears in 2 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

少数派Sep 2026

传说是邓加宇启发了张醒婵在 25 岁前创作自己的专辑。

chuán shuō shì dèng jiā yǔ qǐ fā le zhāng xǐng chán zài 2 5 suì qián chuàng zuò zì jǐ de zhuān jí .

It is said that Deng Jia-yu inspired Zhang Xingchan to release her own album before she turned 25.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

在美丽华的几年，她刻苦练舞，同时拜入武术家麦宝婵门下习武。

zài měi lì huá de jǐ nián , tā kè kǔ liàn wǔ , tóng shí bài rù wǔ shù jiā mài bǎo chán mén xià xí wǔ .

During her years at Miramar, she trained diligently in dance while also studying martial arts under the tutelage of martial artist Mai Baochan.

中国新闻网·体育Apr 2026

但全红婵处于伤病调整期，所以将更多专注于学业，缺席今年上半年各项比赛。

dàn quán hóng chán chǔ yú shāng bìng diào zhěng qī , suǒ yǐ jiāng gèng duō zhuān zhù yú xué yè , quē xí jīn nián shàng bàn nián gè xiàng bǐ sài .

However, since Quan Hongchan is currently recovering from an injury, she will focus more on her studies and will not participate in any competitions during the first half of this year.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 女 (woman) component

始shǐ妈mā姐jiě娘niáng婚hūn娜nà姆mǔ妹mèi妮nī妙miào

Related Characters

女nǚ她tā好hǎo妈mā姐jiě妹mèi奶nǎi始shǐ姓xìng婚hūn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chán

蝉chán

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 婵 (chán) mean in Chinese?
婵 (chán) primarily means "used in 嬋娟|婵娟 and 嬋媛|婵媛." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 婵 and 弹?
婵 (chán) and 弹 (dàn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 女 vs 弓 (same 单 component).
How many strokes does 婵 have?
婵 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 婵?
The radical associated with 婵 is 女 (woman). This radical appears in many characters related to woman.
What are the components of 婵?
婵 is composed of: 女 (semantic), 单 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰女单 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 婵?
Common words with 婵 include: 婵媛 (chán yuán, "(literary) (of a woman) graceful"); 婵娟 (chán juān, "(literary) beautiful woman"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 婵 (chán)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chán: 蝉 (cicada). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 婵 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 婵 and the traditional form is 嬋.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.