串

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to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly; to gang up; to rove; string; bunch; skewer; classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus); to move across

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HSK 3.0: Level 6
Old HSK: Level 6
Strokes: 7
Radical: 丨 +6
Structure: Overlaid 叠加
Traditional: 串
Common rank: #1,566
Unicode: U+4E32

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Formation & memory

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How 串 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Two objects 口 strung 丨 together

Components 口 ×2 丨

How to remember it

string together · Heisig RSH #1506

— as a component also called: shish kebab

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 串

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
通用串行总线	tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn	(computing) Universal Serial Bus; USB
串通一气	chuàn tōng yī qì	to act in collusion (idiom)
串门子	chuàn mén zi	see 串門\|串门[chuan4 men2]
串门儿	chuàn mén r	erhua variant of 串門\|串门[chuan4 men2]
串行口	chuàn xíng kǒu	serial port (computing)
特别客串	tè bié kè chuàn	special guest performer (in a show); special guest appearance (in film credits)
一连串	yī lián chuàn	a succession of; a series of
串处理	chuàn chǔ lǐ	string processing (computing)
钱串子	qián chuàn zi	string of copper coins (in ancient China); (fig.) an overly money-oriented person; (zoolog…
钱串儿	qián chuàn r	erhua variant of 錢串\|钱串[qian2 chuan4]
串行	chuàn háng	to miss a line; to confuse two lines
串行	chuàn xíng	series; serial (computer)
串口	chuàn kǒu	serial port (computing)
串门	chuàn mén	to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
成串	chéng chuàn	to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc); to form a cluster (like …
串通	chuàn tōng	to collude; to collaborate; to gang up
串线	chuàn xiàn	to get the lines crossed
串流	chuàn liú	(Tw) (of music, video etc) to be streamed; (as a noun or attributive) streaming
羊肉串	yáng ròu chuàn	lamb kebab
串音	chuàn yīn	crosstalk; to overhear

Sound family

These characters use 串 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
串 sound part	chuàn	string; relatives; to conspire
患	huàn	suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer