纯 (chún) is a Chinese character meaning “pure”. It is written from 纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 屯 (village; to station), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
纟 + 屯
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰纟屯，3+4=7 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源
Memory aid
Silk thread (纟) on the left, 屯 on the right giving the sound. Unmixed silk — a single thread with nothing else spun in — is pure.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 单纯dān chúnsimple; pure; merely纯 = chún
- 纯洁chún jiépure; clean; unsullied纯 = chún
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All readings
pure
pure; unmixed; simple; purely; entirely
不掺杂别的成分的；单一的。也作副词，表示完全、全然。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 单纯dān chúnsimple; pure; merely纯 = chún
- 纯洁chún jiépure; clean; unsullied纯 = chún
Sound component
屯 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 纯 mean?
纯 (chún) means pure; unmixed; simple; purely; entirely.
How do you pronounce 纯?
It is pronounced chún.
What parts is 纯 made of?
纟 (silk; thread (left-side form)) and 屯 (village; to station), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰纟屯，3+4=7 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 纯 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 纯?
糸. 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 纯?
Common ones are 单纯 and 纯洁. The reading of 纯 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.