How is 串 pronounced?

串 is pronounced “chuàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 串?

串 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 串?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 串 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

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串

chuàn

串 (chuàn) means “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”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

她用线把珠子串成了一条漂亮的项链。

Tā yòng xiàn bǎ zhūzi chuàn chéng le yì tiáo piàoliang de xiàngliàn.

She strung the beads together with thread to make a beautiful necklace.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 串 mean?: 串 (chuàn) means “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”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 串 pronounced?: 串 is pronounced “chuàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 串?: 串 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 串?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 串 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27