Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "鞍", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "鞍", and master the standard way of writing the character "鞍".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 鞍
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "鞍" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
鞍:
1. A thing put on the back of a mule or horse to facilitate riding.
套在骡马背上便于骑坐的东西:马~。~鞒。~韂(马鞍和垫在马鞍下面的东西。亦称“鞍鞯”)。
【本义】: 马鞍 (Saddle)
【造字法】: 形声 (Phono-semantic: From leather, sound is 安)。
【引】
1. 《说文》: 鞌, 鞁具也。
(Shuōwén: A type of saddle. )
2. 《汉书·李广传》: 令皆下马解鞍。
(From the Book of Han: Ordered everyone to dismount and relieve the saddles.)
3. 《汉书·韩安国传》: 投鞌高如城者数所。
(From the Book of Han: Pressed saddle heights as tall as city walls.)
4. 《史记·留侯世家》: 汉王下马踞鞍而问。
(From Records of the Grand Historian: The King of Han dismounted and inquired while perched on the saddle.)
【例】
又如: 鞍桥 (Referring to a saddle, named for its bridge-like shape); 鞍辔 (Riding equipment; the saddle is for sitting, and the bridle is for controlling the horse.)