毡
felt (fabric)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,174 U+6BE1
How 毡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
毛 (semantic, “fur”) + 占 (phonetic, zhàn)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 占
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 占 (zhàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 占 sound component | zhàn | to divine; to observe; to versify |
| 点 | diǎn | dot, point, speck |
| 战 | zhàn | war, fighting, battle |
| 站 | zhàn | stand, station; to halt, to stand; website; measure word for stands and stations |
| 店 | diàn | shop, store; inn, hotel |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy |
| 钻 | zuàn | diamond; to bore, to drill, to pierce |
| 黏 | nián | to stick to; glutinous, sticky; glue |
| 沾 | zhān | to moisten, to soak, to wet; to touch |
| 粘 | zhān | viscous, sticky, mucous, glutinous |
| 砧 | zhēn | anvil, flat stone |
| 玷 | diàn | character flaw; a flaw in a gem |
| 坫 | diàn | a stand on which to replace goblets after drinking |
| 苫 | shān | rush or straw matting |
| 飐 | zhǎn | to sway in the wind |
| 扂 | diàn | door latch |
| 鲇 | nián | sheatfish; Parasilurus asotus |
Words containing 毡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如坐针毡 | rú zuò zhēn zhān | lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom); fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation |
| 书画毡 | shū huà zhān | felt desk pad for calligraphy |
| 魔鬼毡 | mó guǐ zhān | (Tw) Velcro fastener; touch fastener |
| 毡子 | zhān zi | felt (fabric) |
| 毛毡 | máo zhān | felt |
| 毡房 | zhān fáng | yurt |
| 画毡 | huà zhān | felt desk pad for calligraphy |
| 针毡 | zhēn zhān | needle felting (craft); piece of felt used as a pincushion |
| 毡靴 | zhān xuē | felt boots; valenki (traditional Russian footwear) |