倩 (qiàn): pretty, winsome, to ask for sb's help

倩 (qiàn) is a Chinese character meaning “pretty.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 青 (structural). It ranks #4192 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 倩 a young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 你 (nǐ, you), 他 (tā, he).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. pretty
  2. winsome
  3. to ask for sb's help

Etymology & Origin

倩

ideographicA young 青 person 亻; 青 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰亻青 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
倩影nounqiàn yǐngbeautiful image of a woman
倩碧qiàn bìClinique (brand)
欧阳予倩ōu yáng yú qiànOuyang Yuqian (1889-1962), Chinese actor
倩装qiàn zhuāngbeautiful attire
郭茂倩guō mào qiànGuo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 樂府詩集|乐府诗集[Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ...
5
Total compounds
60
As first character
40
As last character
0
As middle character

倩 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

主办方 供图 《倩影》采用“王祖贤授权AI形象出演、苏柏丽配音”的方式完成。

zhǔ bàn fāng gōng tú qiàn yǐng cǎi yòng wáng zǔ xián shòu quán A I xíng xiàng chū yǎn , sū bǎi lì pèi yīn de fāng shì wán chéng .

Photo courtesy of the organizers. *Graceful Silhouette* was produced using “an AI character authorized by Joey Wang, with voice acting by Su Boli.”

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

罗倩倩介绍,唐末永乐镇已建有吕公祠,也就是永乐宫的源头。

luó qiàn qiàn jiè shào , táng mò yǒng lè zhèn yǐ jiàn yǒu lǚ gōng cí , yě jiù shì yǒng lè gōng de yuán tóu .

Luo Qianqian explained that by the end of the Tang Dynasty, a Lu Gong Shrine had already been built in Yongle Town, which served as the origin of Yongle Palace.

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

郑贵有步履从容、稳步前行,顺利将火种传递给第四棒火炬手李倩。

zhèng guì yǒu bù lǚ cóng róng , wěn bù qián xíng , shùn lì jiāng huǒ zhǒng chuán dì gěi dì sì bàng huǒ jù shǒu lǐ qiàn .

Zheng Guiyou walked calmly and steadily, successfully passing the flame to the fourth torchbearer, Li Qian.

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

开放首日,奥运冠军杨倩、林跃以“尝鲜体验官”身份亮相主会场。

kāi fàng shǒu rì , ào yùn guàn jūn yáng qiàn , lín yuè yǐ cháng xiān tǐ yàn guān shēn fèn liàng xiāng zhǔ huì chǎng .

On the first day of the event, Olympic champions Yang Qian and Lin Yue appeared at the main venue as “first-hand experience ambassadors.”

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

如果说代青是踏遍深山的前行者,格当边境派出所民警李倩,则是墨脱的记录者。

rú guǒ shuō dài qīng shì tà biàn shēn shān de qián xíng zhě , gé dāng biān jìng pài chū suǒ mín jǐng lǐ qiàn , zé shì mò tuō de jì lù zhě .

If Dai Qing is a trailblazer who has traversed the deepest mountains, then Li Qian, a police officer at the Gedang Border Police Station, is the chronicler of Medog.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 倩 (qiàn) mean in Chinese?
倩 (qiàn) primarily means "pretty." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4192 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 倩 and 答?
倩 (qiàn) and 答 (dá) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 倩 (ask) vs 答 (answer).
How many strokes does 倩 have?
倩 is written with 10 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 倩?
The radical associated with 倩 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 倩?
倩 is composed of: 亻 (structural), 青 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻青 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 倩?
Common words with 倩 include: 倩影 (qiàn yǐng, "beautiful image of a woman"); 倩碧 (qiàn bì, "Clinique (brand)"); 欧阳予倩 (ōu yáng yú qiàn, "Ouyang Yuqian (1889-1962), Chinese actor"); 倩装 (qiàn zhuāng, "beautiful attire"); 郭茂倩 (guō mào qiàn, "Guo Maoqian (11th century), Song dynasty editor of the Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads 樂府詩集|乐府诗集[Yue4 fu3 Shi1 ..."). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 倩 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 倩 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.