稳 (wěn): settled, steady, stable
稳 (wěn) is a Chinese character meaning “settled.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (semantic) and 急 (structural). It ranks #1054 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 稳 grain. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 秋 (qiū, autumn), 科 (kē, branch of study), 租 (zū, to hire).
Definitions
- settled
- steady
- stable
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 稳
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安稳 | ān wěn | steady |
| 平稳 | píng wěn | smooth |
| 稳固 | wěn gù | stable |
| 站稳 | zhàn wěn | to stand firm |
| 稳重 | wěn zhòng | steady |
| 稳操胜券 | wěn cāo shèng quàn | grasp it and victory is assured |
| 稳定性 | wěn dìng xìng | stability |
| 稳健 | wěn jiàn | firm |
| 稳妥 | wěn tuǒ | dependable |
| 沉稳 | chén wěn | steady |
| 稳当 | wěn dang | reliable |
| 十拿九稳 | shí ná jiǔ wěn | (idiom) to be a cinch |
| 稳步 | wěn bù | steadily |
| 稳扎稳打 | wěn zhā wěn dǎ | to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) |
| 四平八稳 | sì píng bā wěn | everything steady and stable (idiom) |
稳 appears in 56 compound words: 63 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 13 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 稳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to go ahead steadily and strike sure blows (in war); to go about things steadily and surely
Example Sentences
他做事很稳重，值得信赖。
Tā zuòshì hěn wěnzhòng, zhíde xìnlài.
He is very steady in his work and trustworthy.
宝佳16.6%持股稳赢?律师揭中工夺权2关键:断通路商后路避...
bǎo jiā 1 6 . 6 chí gǔ wěn yíng ? lǜ shī jiē zhōng gōng duó quán 2 guān jiàn : duàn tōng lù shāng hòu lù bì . . .
Baojia's 16.6% shareholding is steady and winning? Lawyer reveals the key to China's power seizure 2: road avoidance after cutting off the channel...
哈芝芝:政府与社团合作 保障沙福祉与稳定发展
hā zhī zhī : zhèng fǔ yǔ shè tuán gě zuò bǎo zhàng shā fú 祉 yǔ wěn dìng fā zhǎn
Hajiji: The government and the community cooperate to ensure the well-being and stable development of the sand
...不足、小心病痛一起来!“5个方法”助你安稳入眠
. . . bù zú , xiǎo xīn bìng tòng yī qǐ lái ! 5 gè fāng fǎ zhù nǐ ān wěn rù mián
... Inadequacies, be careful of the illness together!" 5 ways to "help you sleep peacefully."
...见金马|财信证券刘宛晨:长期资金入市步伐稳健,有..
. . . jiàn jīn mǎ cái xìn zhèng quàn liú 宛 chén cháng qī zī jīn rù shì bù fá wěn jiàn , yǒu . .
... See Golden Horse|Caixin Securities Liu Wan Chen: Long-term capital into the market at a steady pace, there ...
苏翊鸣第二滑平稳输出,继续加油!
sū 翊 míng dì èr huá píng wěn shū chū , jì xù jiā yóu !
Su Yiming's second slip is smooth, keep up the good work!
他迈着稳健的步伐登上了山丘。
Tā mài zhe wěnjiàn de bùfá dēngshàng le shānqiū.
He was walking up the hill at a steady pace.
物价一直在稳定上升。
Wùjià yīzhí zài wěndìng shàngshēng.
Prices have been rising steadily.
经济繁荣稳定，是每个政府都想达到的目标。
Jīngjìfánróng wěndìng, shì měi gè zhèngfǔ dōu xiǎng dádào de mùbiāo.
A stable economy is the aim of every government.
雅雯昨天提案超稳，主管一直点头。
Yǎ wén zuótiān tí'àn chāo wěn, zhǔguǎn yīzhí diǎntóu.
Ya-wen nailed her proposal yesterday. The boss kept nodding.
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