暂 Stroke Order

暂 (zàn) 1. Not long, short duration. - Examples: 暂时 (temporary), 暂且 (for the moment), 暂缓 (pause briefly), 暂停 (temporarily stop), 暂行办法 (temporary measures). 2. Sudden. 3. Beginning, initial. - Quote: "或春苔兮始生，乍秋风兮～起" (When spring moss begins to grow, suddenly the autumn wind arises). 暂 (zàn) Part of Speech: Adjective (Phonetic compound. The character is composed of the element for "sun" and the phonetic "zhàn", signifying something related to time. The original meaning is: short in duration.) - Same meaning as above (English: temporary; transient; of short duration). 暂 (zàn) Part of Speech: Adverb 1. Temporarily (English: temporarily) 2. Just now (English: just now) 3. Sudden; suddenly (English: suddenly) Examples: - 暂时 ([En.] temporarily) - Quotes: "但暂还家" (Just temporarily return home). - "求假暂归" (Ask for leave to return temporarily). - "饮食拱揖不暂去" (Food and drink are not to be absent for a moment). - Just now - Quotes: "玉管初调，鸣弦暂抚" (The jade pipe just tuned, the strings just played). - "逢观暂巧笑，还泪已啼妆" (Encountered clever smiles for a moment, tears already stain the makeup). - Sudden - Quotes: "妇人暂而免诸国" (Women are suddenly exempt from the states). - "广暂腾而上胡儿马" (Suddenly soaring up with barbarian horses). - "如听仙乐耳暂明" (As if hearing fairy music, the ears suddenly brighten). Examples: - 暂晓 ([En.] suddenly appear).