(shuān): bottle stopper, plug, (gun) bolt

(shuān) is a Chinese character meaning “bottle stopper.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2712 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, wood. Its radical form (tree) appears in many related characters such as (běn, (bound form) root), (, machine, opportunity), (tiáo, strip).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. bottle stopper
  2. plug
  3. (gun) bolt

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木全 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
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9
10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
xuè shuānblood clot
shuān sè(medicine) embolism
luó shuānbolt (male component of nut and bolt)
xiāo fáng shuānfire hydrant
shuān jìsuppository
shuān zi(medicine) embolus
qiāng shuāngun bolt
xiāo huǒ shuānfire hydrant
xuè shuān xíng chéngthrombosis
yuè jīng mián shuāntampon
xuè shuān bìngthrombosis
zhǐ xuè shuānplug to stop bleeding
mén shuānvariant of 門閂|门闩[men2 shuan1]
xuè shuān zhèngthrombosis
yīn shuān(music) organ stop
21
Total compounds
24
As first character
52
As last character
24
As middle character

appears in 21 compound words: 24 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 24 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

luó
0.6224,692 co-occurrences
xiě
0.5697,392 co-occurrences
shuān
0.503108 co-occurrences
sāi
0.4994,368 co-occurrences
fèi
0.4911,080 co-occurrences
mài
0.484894 co-occurrences
qiāng
0.4711,260 co-occurrences
jìng
0.430618 co-occurrences
róng
0.401420 co-occurrences
0.400924 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

秋风起,叶变黄,铺满了林间小路。

qiū fēng qǐ , shuān xié biàn huáng , pù mǎn le lín jiān xiǎo lù .

Autumn winds rise, Dogwood leaves turn yellow, Carpeted along the forest path.

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腺肌症最好的治疗办法有哪些?介入塞术会影响卵巢功能吗

xiàn jī zhèng zuì hǎo de zhì liáo bàn fǎ yǒu nǎ xiē ? jiè rù shuān sāi shù huì yǐng xiǎng luǎn cháo gōng néng ma

What are the best treatments for adenomyosis? Does interventional embolization affect ovarian function?

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高雄BMW撞断消防 驾驶在水花中失去生命迹象

gāo xióng B M W zhuàng duàn xiāo fáng shuān jià shǐ zài shuǐ huā zhōng shī qù shēng mìng jì xiàng

Kaohsiung BMW crashed into a fire hydrant and lost signs of life in a splash

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BMW轿车高雄自撞消防 驾驶命危急救中

B M W jiào chē gāo xióng zì zhuàng xiāo fáng shuān jià shǐ mìng wēi jí jiù zhōng

BMW sedan Kaohsiung crashed into a fire hydrant and the driver was in critical condition

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...的副作用和危害大吗?长期服用会增加静脉血风险吗

. . . de fù zuò yòng hé wēi hài dà ma ? cháng qī fú yòng huì zēng jiā jìng mài xiě shuān fēng xiǎn ma

... Are the side effects and harms great? Does long-term use increase the risk of venous thrombosis?

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长期避孕药的副作用大吗?会不会增加血或肝功能异常风险

cháng qī bì yùn yào de fù zuò yòng dà ma ? huì bù huì zēng jiā xiě shuān huò gān gōng néng yì cháng fēng xiǎn

Are the side effects of long-term contraceptives significant? Does it increase the risk of blood clots or abnormal liver function?

Tatoeba

我找到了,螺帽在哪里?

Luóshuān wǒ zhǎodào le, luómào zài nǎlǐ?

I've got the bolts. Where are the nuts?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced shuān

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 栓 (shuān) mean in Chinese?
栓 (shuān) primarily means "bottle stopper." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2712 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 栓 and 诠?
栓 (shuān) and 诠 (quán) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 讠 (same 全 component).
How many strokes does 栓 have?
栓 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 栓?
The radical associated with 栓 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 栓?
栓 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 全 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木全 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 栓?
Common words with 栓 include: 血栓 (xuè shuān, "blood clot"); 栓塞 (shuān sè, "(medicine) embolism"); 螺栓 (luó shuān, "bolt (male component of nut and bolt)"); 消防栓 (xiāo fáng shuān, "fire hydrant"); 栓剂 (shuān jì, "suppository"). There are over 21 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 栓 (shuān)?
Several characters share the pronunciation shuān: 拴 (to tie up), 涮 (to rinse). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 栓 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 栓 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.