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How to write 乾 (qián)

乾 (qián) means "Heaven and earth". It has 11 strokes and the radical 乙.

Write the 11 strokes in order in the grid below. Each stroke is checked as you go.

乾坤

qian2 kun1

Heaven and earth; Yin and Yang; The Universe

竺乾

Zhu2 qian2

Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)

乾陵

Qian2 ling2

Qianling at Xianyang 咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武则天

乾隆

Qian2 Long2

Qianlong or Ch'ien-lung, emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned sixty years (1735-1796)

乾

qian2

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰

龺乞

This character has many strokes. Start with the outer structure, then fill in the inner details.