荐
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jiàn · to recommend

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 荐

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jiànWords pronounced jiàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 荐 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ gěi wǒ tuī jiàn jǐ gè ba.你给我推荐几个吧。

Why don't you give me a few suggestions?

Source: Tatoeba #1335309 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ tuī jiàn wǒ mǎi nǎ gè?你推荐我买哪个?

Which one would you recommend that I buy?

Source: Tatoeba #13050341 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yǒu nǎ xiē tuī jiàn de dòng màn?你有哪些推荐的动漫?

What anime do you recommend?

Source: Tatoeba #10538267 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ xiàng tā men tuī jiàn le nà běn xiǎo shuō.汤姆向他们推荐了那本小说。

Tom recommended the novel to them.

Source: Tatoeba #2023775 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bāng wǒ tuī jiàn jǐ wèi fǎ guó gē shǒu ba.帮我推荐几位法国歌手吧。

Could you recommend a few French singers?

Source: Tatoeba #1169129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tuī jiàn zhège cān tīng.我推荐这个餐厅。

I can recommend this restaurant.

Source: Tatoeba #8692928 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 荐 in context

  1. Say jiàn, then recall the core meaning: to recommend.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 推荐 (tuī jiàn), meaning “to recommend”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 荐 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.