产 (chǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “to produce”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 丷 (two spreading strokes) and 厂 (factory; cliff radical), and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 丷 + 厂
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 strokes (亠 = strokes 1-2, 丷 = strokes 3-4, 厂 = strokes 5-6)
Memory aid
A lid (亠) on top, two sparks flying apart under it (丷), and a factory roof (厂) covering the floor below — the place where things get produced.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 生产shēng chǎnto produce; production产 = chǎnHSK 4
- 产生chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring about产 = chǎnHSK 4
- 亩产mǔ chǎnyield per mu产 = chǎnspoken asmú chǎn
- 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets产 = chǎn
Go deeper
All readings
to produce
to produce; to give birth to; to yield; product; property
制造、生出；也指出产的东西或财物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 生产shēng chǎnto produce; production产 = chǎnHSK 4
- 产生chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring about产 = chǎnHSK 4
- 亩产mǔ chǎnyield per mu产 = chǎnspoken asmú chǎn
- 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets产 = chǎn
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 产 mean?
产 (chǎn) means to produce; to give birth to; to yield; product; property.
How do you pronounce 产?
It is pronounced chǎn.
What parts is 产 made of?
亠 (lid) and 丷 (two spreading strokes) and 厂 (factory; cliff radical). The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 strokes (亠 = strokes 1-2, 丷 = strokes 3-4, 厂 = strokes 5-6). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 产 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 产?
立. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 产?
Common ones are 生产 and 产生. The reading of 产 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.