Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

pen

Chinese: 长而硬的羽毛,也指书信、文字。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “han” becomes a different word in each tone. 翰 is the 4th 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

  • 挥翰huī hàn(literary) to wield a writing brush
  • 词翰cí hànbook; written composition; (literary) penned words
  • 杨百翰yáng bǎi hànBrigham Young

Example Sentence

约翰是我的一位外国朋友。Yuē hàn shì wǒ de yí wèi wài guó péng you.John is a foreign friend of mine.

约翰Yuē hànJohn (name)shìisIdeofonewèiposition外国wài guóforeign country朋友péng youfriend