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Meaning of 串
Pinyin
chuàn
Radical
丨
Strokes
7
Definition
to string together / to mix up / to conspire / to connect / (a measure word) / string
Usage
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串 [chuàn]
1. To connect multiple similar objects together.
将物品连贯在一起。
Example: 串讲 (bringing things together in a talk), 贯串 (link together).
2. Things that are connected together.
连贯起来的东西。
Example: 串珠 (a string of beads), 串铃 (a string of bells).
3. To connect incorrectly.
错误地连接。
Example: 串行 (incorrectly connected in a line), 串味 (connect flavors), 串换 (improper exchange).
4. To collude or be in cahoots with each other.
互相勾通、勾结。
Example: 串气 (colluding), 串供 (conspiring), 串通一气 (organized collusion).
5. To walk from one place to another.
由这里到那里走动。
Example: 串乡 (to walk around), 串门儿 (paying a visit).
6. To play a role in a drama.
扮演戏剧角色。
Example: 串演 (a guest performance), 客串 (a guest appearance).
7. A measure word for things that are connected together.
量词，用于连贯起来的东西。
Example: 一串儿葡萄 (a bunch of grapes).
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串 [chuàn] (verb)
1. To string together objects. It also refers to objects that are connected.
例: 串珠子; 钱串; 串鼓儿 (a merchant's drum); 串月 (the phenomenon of moonlight forming a string under the Suzhou Shihuzh bridge).
2. To conspire.
例: 串诈 (colluding to commit fraud); 串哄 (a group causing trouble); 串拐 (to abduct).
3. To interconnect.
例: 电话串线 (telephone line crossed); 看书串行 (reading out of order); 串票 (old receipts issued after collecting taxes).
4. To walk; to visit someone else's home.
例: 串店 (going in and out of inns); 走村串寨 (walking through villages and towns); 串花家 (visiting a brothel).
5. To take on a role in a performance.
例: 客串 (guest role); 串座 (singing by adjacent seating).
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串 [chuàn] (measure word)
1. A set of things strung on a rope, especially a full string.
例: 一串洋葱 (a string of onions); 一串鱼 (a string of fish).
2. See also guàn (another character).
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串 [chuàn] (noun)
1. Habit.
习惯
Example: 宗军人串噉粗食 (military habit of eating rough food – from "The History of the Southern Dynasties").
2. Close acquaintances.
Example: 团歌遂成赋，聊用布亲串 (people on intimate terms – from "Autumn Thoughts" by Xie Huizhen).
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串 [chuàn] (verb)
1. To be close or to fawn on someone.
亲近，巴结。
Example: 文静数履军陷阵，以才自进，而 寂专用串昵显 (fawning on a position – from "New Book of Tang").
2. To joke or tease.
相谑，戏谑。
Example: 串狎 (to tease).
3. See again chuàn.
to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for
(Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 串
Pinyin
chuan4
Wubi
kkhk
Cangjie
ll
Zhengma
jji
Four Corner
50006
Unicode
U+4e32
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category