串 (chuàn): to string together, to skewer, to connect wrongly
串 (chuàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to string together.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural), 口 (structural) and 丨 (structural). It ranks #1815 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 串 two objects 口 strung 丨 together. Its radical form 丨 (line) appears in many related characters such as 个 (gè, (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)), 中 (zhōng, (bound form) China), 丰 (fēng, luxuriant).
Definitions
- to string together
- to skewer
- to connect wrongly
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo objects 口 strung 丨 together
Decomposition: ⿻⿱口口丨 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一连串adjective | yī lián chuàn | a succession of |
| 客串verb | kè chuàn | to appear on stage in an amateur capacity |
| 串通verb | chuàn tōng | to collude |
| 串门verb | chuàn mén | to call on sb |
| 串联verb | chuàn lián | to establish ties |
| 反串verb | fǎn chuàn | (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty |
| 羊肉串noun | yáng ròu chuàn | lamb kebab |
| 串通一气phrase | chuàn tōng yī qì | to act in collusion (idiom) |
| 串供verb | chuàn gòng | to collude to fabricate a story |
| 字符串noun | zì fú chuàn | string (computing) |
| 通用串行总线 | tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn | (computing) Universal Serial Bus |
| 特别客串 | tè bié kè chuàn | special guest performer (in a show) |
| 串门子verb | chuàn mén zi | see 串門|串门 |
| 串行口 | chuàn xíng kǒu | serial port (computing) |
| 串处理 | chuàn chǔ lǐ | string processing (computing) |
串 appears in 44 compound words: 61 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 7 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 串 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
写好串字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo chuàn zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write characters correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.
感受嘉南魅力!市府拟串联接驳 兰展、灯会一日游
gǎn shòu jiā nán mèi lì ! shì fǔ nǐ chuàn lián jiē bó lán zhǎn , dēng huì yī rì yóu
Feel the charm of Jianan! The city government plans to connect the orchid exhibition and lantern festival one-day tour
彩券、刮刮乐杠龟可以换200元?还能领一串卫生纸
cǎi quàn , guā guā lè gàng guī kě yǐ huàn 2 0 0 yuán ? hái néng lǐng yī chuàn wèi shēng zhǐ
Lottery tickets and scratch cards can be exchanged for 200 yuan? You can also get a string of toilet paper
...构要求Netflix(NFLX.US)等串流平台 遵守传统广播规则
. . . gòu yāo qiú N e t f l i x ( N F L X . U S ) děng chuàn liú píng tái zūn shǒu chuán tǒng guǎng bō guī zé
... The structure requires Netflix (NFLX. US) and other streaming platforms adhere to traditional broadcasting rules
中华电影视串流创佳绩
zhōng huá diàn yǐng shì chuàn liú chuàng jiā jì
Chinese film and video streaming achieved great results
国际兰展2/27登场 9套装游程串联85优惠店家报你知
guó jì lán zhǎn 2 2 7 dēng chǎng 9 tào zhuāng yóu chéng chuàn lián 8 5 yōu huì diàn jiā bào nǐ zhī
The International Orchid Exhibition debuted on 2/27, and the 9 set itinerary is connected to 85 discount stores
你想吃几串烤羊肉？
Nǐ xiǎng chī jǐ chuàn kǎo yángròu?
How many kebabs will you have?
但是我不会烤烤肉串！
Dànshì wǒ bù huì kǎo kǎoròu chuàn!
But I don't know how to cook kebabs!
一连串的爆炸使实验室成为废墟。
Yìliánchuàn de bàozhà shǐ shíyànshì chéngwéi fèixū.
A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.
我们有五种烤肉串。
Wǒmen yǒu wǔ zhǒng kǎoròu chuàn.
We have five kinds of kebab.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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