栓 (shuān) is a Chinese character meaning “a wooden peg or bolt”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 全 (complete; whole; entire), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “plug; bolt; stopper”
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Structure
木 + 全
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：木 4 画 + 全 6 画 = 10 画）
Memory aid
A piece of wood (木) that makes a pipe whole (全) again — a wooden plug that stops the leak. Both parts are really in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 血栓xuè shuānblood clot; thrombus栓 = shuān
- 栓塞shuān sèembolism; blockage of a blood vessel栓 = shuān
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All readings
plug; bolt; stopper
a wooden peg or bolt; a plug or stopper; something that blocks a passage, such as a clot in a blood vessel
器物上可以开关的插销或塞子；也指堵塞血管等通道的东西。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 血栓xuè shuānblood clot; thrombus栓 = shuān
- 栓塞shuān sèembolism; blockage of a blood vessel栓 = shuān
Sound component
全 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 栓 mean?
栓 (shuān) means a wooden peg or bolt; a plug or stopper; something that blocks a passage, such as a clot in a blood vessel.
How do you pronounce 栓?
It is pronounced shuān.
What parts is 栓 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 全 (complete; whole; entire), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：木 4 画 + 全 6 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 栓 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 栓?
木. 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 栓?
Common ones are 血栓 and 栓塞. The reading of 栓 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.