Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to reproduce; to produce; give birth; products; produce; resources

Chinese: 生产、出产。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chan” becomes a different word in each tone. 产 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to
  • 生产shēng chǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
  • 产品chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise; product
  • 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets; estate
  • 破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy

Example Sentence

这个地区出产很多水果。Zhè ge dì qū chū chǎn hěn duō shuǐ guǒ.This region produces a lot of fruit.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this(adverb marker)area出产chū chǎnto yieldhěnveryduōmany水果shuǐ guǒfruit

Go deeper

Where this character comes from

Simplified from 產. It means ‘to give birth; to produce, yield; product; property’ (生产, 产品, 财产).

A way to remember it

To bring forth — to give birth, to produce.