繩
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shéng · string, rope, cord

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 繩

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

19Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

糹Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 繩

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Example sentences

Notice where 繩 sits in each complete thought.

Tā yòng liǎng zhī shǒu zhuā zhù le shéng zǐ.他用兩隻手抓住了繩子。

He grasped the rope with two hands.

Source: Tatoeba #802081 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài tiào shéng.她在跳繩。

She is skipping rope.

Source: Tatoeba #10457371 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén pá shān de shí hòu shéng zǐ duàn le.我們爬山的時候繩子斷了。

The rope broke when we were climbing the mountain.

Source: Tatoeba #13573229 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng shéng zǐ bǎ bāo guǒ jǐn jǐn bǎng hǎo le.她用繩子把包裹緊緊綁好了。

She tied up the package with string.

Source: Tatoeba #337219 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shéng zǐ bèi lā duàn le.繩子被拉斷了。

The rope broke under the strain.

Source: Tatoeba #866182 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bǎ shéng zǐ jiā zài le zhè gè fēng zhēng shàng.湯姆把繩子加在了這個風箏上。

Tom attached the string to the kite.

Source: Tatoeba #908374 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 繩 in context

  1. Say shéng, then recall the core meaning: string, rope, cord.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 繩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.