(zhuàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

zhuàn to earn, to profit, to make money 14 strokes · Radical (sea shell) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 赚 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced zhuàn.

Stroke Order & Practice

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赚 — 14 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left sea shell
right both

Radical

The radical of is — meaning sea shell. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (money) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 赚

zhuàn to earn (money)
他每个月赚的钱不少。
Tā měi gè yuè zhuàn de qián bù shǎo.
He earns quite a lot each month.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

从去年下半年起,面包店就没到什么钱。
From Mock Exam 11 →
年轻人刚刚进入社会的时候,不要太急着钱,不要眼睛里只有工资和奖金。
From Mock Exam 03 →

Tasks Featuring 赚 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流购物体验、商业活动内容
Shopping Experiences ·

FAQ

What does 赚 mean in Chinese?

赚 (zhuàn) means to earn, to profit, to make money. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 赚 have?

赚 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 赚?

The radical of 赚 is 贝 (sea shell). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 资, 败, 费, 负, 购.

What is the pinyin for 赚?

赚 is pronounced zhuàn.

What HSK 4 words use 赚?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 赚 appears in 1 word, including 赚 (zhuàn). See the full list above.

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