串

chuàn

to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across

Radical: 丨 HSK 6 q, v, n ideographic

Components & Etymology

串 decomposes into the following components:

口 口 丨

Words containing 串

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 串.

串串
chuàn chuàn
串乡
chuàn xiāng
串供
chuàn gòng
to collude
串口
chuàn kǒu
serial port (computing)
串号
chuàn hào
identification number
串味
chuàn wèi
串岗
chuàn gǎng
to leave one's post during working hours
串戏
chuàn xì
串换
chuàn huàn
to exchange
串流
chuàn liú
串烧
chuàn shāo
to cook on a skewer
串线
chuàn xiàn
to get the lines crossed

Related characters (radical 丨)

Characters that share the radical 丨.

丨 丩 个 丫 中 丰 丱 临 丵 书

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