滇 (Diān): abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南 in southwest China

滇 (Diān) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for yunnan province 雲南|云南 in southwest china.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 氵 water13 strokesFrequency #9999

Definitions

  1. abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南 in southwest China

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
滇东diān dōngeast Yunnan
滇红diān hóngDian Hong tea
滇藏diān zàngYunnan and Tibet
川滇藏chuān diān zàngSichuan, Yunnan and Tibet
滇藏川diān zàng chuānYunnan, Tibet and Sichuan
滇池diān chílake Dianchi in Yunnan
滇䴓diān shī(bird species of China) Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis)
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Total compounds
86
As first character
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As last character
14
As middle character

滇 appears in 7 compound words: 86 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

站在桥上望去，滇水缓缓向东流去。

zhàn zài qiáo shàng wàng qù , Diān shuǐ huǎn huǎn xiàng dōng liú qù .

Standing on the bridge, I watched the Dian River flow gently eastward.

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滇藏新通道上迎春节庆纷至沓来

Diān zàng xīn tōng dào shàng yíng chūn jié qìng fēn zhì 沓 lái

Celebrations for the Spring Festival Are in Full Swing Along the New Yunnan-Tibet Corridor

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 滇 (Diān) mean in Chinese?
滇 (Diān) primarily means "abbr. for yunnan province 雲南|云南 in southwest china." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 滇 have?
滇 is written with 13 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 滇?
The radical associated with 滇 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are common words containing 滇?
Common words with 滇 include: 滇东 (diān dōng, "east Yunnan"); 滇红 (diān hóng, "Dian Hong tea"); 滇藏 (diān zàng, "Yunnan and Tibet"); 川滇藏 (chuān diān zàng, "Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet"); 滇藏川 (diān zàng chuān, "Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
Is 滇 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 滇 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.