翰
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hàn · pen, pencil, writing brush

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

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Learn every stroke in 翰

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See how 翰 is constructed

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total 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.

羽Key radical

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 翰 sits in each complete thought.

Shì yuē hàn ràng tā de mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn.是约翰让她的梦想成真。

It was John who helped make her dream come true.

Source: Tatoeba #5624968 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chú le yuē hàn méi rén tīng shuō guò zhè shì.除了约翰没人听说过这事。

Nobody but John has heard of it.

Source: Tatoeba #1397041 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng hé yuē hàn gé tè sǐ zài yì qǐ.我想和约翰格特死在一起。

I want to die with Getter Jaani.

Source: Tatoeba #892217 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài tú shū guǎn kàn jiàn le yuē hàn.我在图书馆看见了约翰。

I saw John at the library.

Source: Tatoeba #634830 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yāoqiú yuē hàn qù nà lǐ.他要求约翰去那里。

He demanded that John should go there.

Source: Tatoeba #5655379 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuò zài tāng mǔ hé yuē hàn zhōng jiān.我坐在汤姆和约翰中间。

I sat between Tom and John.

Source: Tatoeba #792886 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 翰 in context

  1. Say hàn, then recall the core meaning: pen, pencil, writing brush.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 词翰 (cí hàn), meaning “book”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 翰 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.