What does 赞 mean in Chinese?

赞 (zàn) means "variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 赞?

赞 is pronounced "zàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 赞?

赞 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 赞?

Common words with 赞 include 称赞 (to praise), 传赞 (postscript to a biography), 参赞 (diplomatic officer), 按赞 (to give sb a thumbs-up (on social media)), 梁赞 (Ryazan, Russian town).

How do you write 赞?

You can practice writing 赞 using our stroke order tool.

赞 (zàn), variant of 贊|赞[zan4]

zàn

variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise

verb

Traditional: 讚

Character Breakdown

Radical: 貝 (no. 154)Traditional: 讚

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Definitions

(verb) variant of 贊|赞[zan4]
to praise

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 赞

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
称赞	chēng zàn	to praise	HSK 4
传赞	zhuàn zàn	postscript to a biography
参赞	cān zàn	diplomatic officer
按赞	àn zàn	to give sb a thumbs-up (on social media)
梁赞	Liáng zàn	Ryazan, Russian town
激赞	jī zàn	extreme praise
盛赞	shèng zàn	to praise highly
礼赞	lǐ zàn	to praise
绝赞	jué zàn	amazing
夸赞	kuā zàn	to praise

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