Spot 巛
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
巛 component
chuān · stream, river
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 巛
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue巛Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 巛.
巡=
辶
巠=
一+工
災=
+火
甾=
+田
邕=
+邑
巢=
+果
巤=
+龱
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 巛 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
巢穴cháoxué
lair
HSK 3.0 · L7-9鸟巢niǎocháobird's nest
HSK 3.0 · L7-9巡回xúnhuíto go around
HSK 3.0 · L7-9巡逻xúnluóto patrol
HSK 3.0 · L7-9巡视xúnshìto inspect
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倾巢qīng cháolit. the whole nest came out
出巡chū xúnto go on an inspection tour
匪巢fěi cháobandit stronghold
卵巢luǎn cháoovary
巡捕xún bǔto patrol
巡查xún cháto patrol
巡更xún gēngto patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs