搀 (chān): to take by the arm and assist

搀 (chān) is a Chinese character meaning “to take by the arm and assist.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic). It ranks #2898 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 搀 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 扌 hand12 strokesFrequency #2898扌 semantic

Definitions

  1. to take by the arm and assist

Etymology & Origin

搀

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Decomposition: ⿰扌⿱免⺀ (layout: left-right)

Components:扌semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
搀和chān huoto mix
搀扶chān fúto lend an arm to support sb
搀杂chān záto mix
搀合chān héto mix together
搀假chān jiǎto dilute
搀兑chān duìto mix (different substances together)
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

搀 appears in 6 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.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 搀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

扶fú
0.622648 co-occurrences
轿jiào
0.49436 co-occurrences
杂zá
0.439120 co-occurrences
着zhe
0.405174 co-occurrences
姑gū
0.39336 co-occurrences
忙máng
0.39036 co-occurrences
娘niáng
0.38442 co-occurrences
碳tàn
0.37930 co-occurrences
帮bāng
0.36030 co-occurrences
氧yǎng
0.35330 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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qǐng chān chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .

Please present your identification and cooperate with our work.

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...港歌王许冠杰大马罕现身 一原因步履蹒跚需搀扶

. . . gǎng gē wáng xǔ guàn jié dà mǎ hǎn xiàn shēn yī yuán yīn bù lǚ 蹒 跚 xū chān fú

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小S复工情绪起伏大!下班突崩溃靠助理搀扶 急奔黑人范范家痛哭

xiǎo S fù gōng qíng xù qǐ fú dà ! xià bān tū bēng kuì kào zhù lǐ chān fú jí bēn hēi rén fàn fàn jiā tòng kū

Xiao S has been experiencing extreme emotional ups and downs since returning to work! After work, she suddenly broke down and had to be supported by her assistant as she rushed to Blackie and Fanfan’s home, where she wept uncontrollably.

Character Family

扌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hand radical

挨āi按àn扒bā拔bá把bǎ摆bǎi扳bān搬bān扮bàn拌bàn

Related Characters

手shǒu打dǎ找zhǎo拿ná才cái护hù报bào拉lā挺tǐng换huàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chān

掺chān禅chán馋chán缠chán产chǎn铲chǎn阐chǎn颤chàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 搀 (chān) mean in Chinese?
搀 (chān) primarily means "to take by the arm and assist." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2898 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 搀 have?
搀 is written with 12 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 搀?
The radical associated with 搀 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 搀?
搀 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), undefined (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌⿱免⺀ with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 搀?
Common words with 搀 include: 搀和 (chān huo, "to mix"); 搀扶 (chān fú, "to lend an arm to support sb"); 搀杂 (chān zá, "to mix"); 搀合 (chān hé, "to mix together"); 搀假 (chān jiǎ, "to dilute"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 搀 (chān)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chān: 掺 (to mix), 禅 (dhyana (Sanskrit)), 馋 (greedy), 缠 (to wind around), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 搀 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 搀 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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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.