暂
Tap the pinyin to hear it
temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 暫
- Common rank
- #2,691
- Unicode
- U+6682
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 暂
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暂住证 | temporary residence permit | |
| 暂行 | provisional | |
| 睡眠呼吸暂停 | sleep apnea | |
| 暂时 | temporary; provisional; for the time being | |
| 暂定 | temporary arrangement; provisional; tentative | |
| 暂短 | brief (in time) | |
| 短暂 | of short duration; brief; momentary | |
| 暂态 | transient | |
| 暂息 | a lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain) | |
| 暂停键 | pause button | |
| 暂缺 | currently in short supply; in deficit (of commodity); currently vacant (position) | |
| 暂停 | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player) | |
| 暂缓 | to postpone | |
| 暂且 | for now; for the time being; temporarily | |
| 暂搁 | to put aside temporarily; to put on hold |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 斩 — compare how they read.