The character 访 — “visit”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 访 is read fǎng and means “visit”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 访
访 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 访, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 访 is made of
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound: to come and ask around.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 访
- 采访interviewHSK 5
- 访问visit (officially)HSK 5
- 拜访pay a visit, call onHSK 6
- 访谈interview, talk (with a guest)HSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 访?
访 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 访 mean?
访 means “visit”. It appears in 采访 (“interview”), 访问 (“visit”), 拜访 (“pay a visit”), 访谈 (“interview”).
How do you pronounce 访?
访 is read fǎng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 访 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 访 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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