Spot 柬
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
柬 component
jiǎn · card, letter, invitation, note
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 柬
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柬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 柬.
谏=
讠
揀=
扌
阑=
门
楝=
木
煉=
火
練=
糹
諫=
言
闌=
門
鍊=
金
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 柬 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
几谏jī jiàn
to admonish tactfully
劝谏quàn jiànto admonish
夜阑yè lánlate at night
夜阑珊yè lán shānlate at night
岁阑suì lánlate season of a year
揀jiǎnto choose, to select
更阑gēng lándeep night
月阑yuè lánthe halo of the moon
楝liànMelia japonica
泣谏qì jiànto counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
煉liànto smelt, to refine
直谏zhí jiànto admonish sb frankly