捐 (juān) is a Chinese character meaning “to donate”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 肙 (yuān — sound component (口 over 月)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 肙
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 捐，弃也。从手肙聲（现代字形对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：扌 3 画 + 肙 7 画 = 10 画）
Memory aid
A hand (扌) holding out 肙 and letting it go — giving something away: to donate.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; donation捐 = juān
- 捐献juān xiànto donate; to contribute捐 = juān
- 募捐mù juānto solicit donations; to raise funds捐 = juān
Go deeper
All readings
to donate
to donate; to contribute; to give up; to relinquish
把钱物献出来帮助别人或公益事业；舍弃。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; donation捐 = juān
- 捐献juān xiànto donate; to contribute捐 = juān
- 募捐mù juānto solicit donations; to raise funds捐 = juān
Sound component
肙 family onset shift
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 捐 mean?
捐 (juān) means to donate; to contribute; to give up; to relinquish.
How do you pronounce 捐?
It is pronounced juān.
What parts is 捐 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 肙 (yuān — sound component (口 over 月)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 捐，弃也。从手肙聲（现代字形对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画：扌 3 画 + 肙 7 画 = 10 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 捐 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 捐?
手. 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 捐?
Common ones are 捐款 and 捐献. The reading of 捐 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.