赚 (zhuàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- to earn
- to profit
- to make money
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
赚 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 赚 is 贝 — 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: 资败费负购贺货赢责账.
How the character is built
赚 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 贝 (money) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 兼 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 赚
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
赚 appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 赚 / 相关任务
Words containing 赚 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
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.