突然 tūrán suddenly

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Stroke order

突然 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

突然 — the Chinese character for suddenly (tūrán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 突然 — suddenly

突 — 9 strokes
然 — 12 strokes

Characters in 突然

突 tū — to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
然 rán — correct; right; so

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

天突然下雨了。Tiān tūrán xià yǔ le.It suddenly started to rain.
他突然站了起来。Tā tūrán zhàn le qǐlái.He suddenly stood up.

Related words

突然 is pronounced tūrán and means “suddenly”.

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