How to Write 钏 (chuàn) — Meaning “Bracelet / Armlet”

Picture a golden bracelet (钅) that is as smooth and curved as three streams flowing together (川). Another trick: remember "metal (钅) river (川)" — a bracelet wraps around like a river circling your wrist.

Write the left radical 钅 first with three strokes: a left-falling stroke (丿), then two horizontal strokes (一一), followed by a vertical lift (𠃌). Then on the right, write 川: start with a short left-falling stroke (丿), then two vertical strokes (丨丨). Keep the left side narrow and the right side slightly wider.

钆 (gá) and 钇 (yǐ) are chemical element characters, with right parts 乚 (a hook) and 乙 (a curved stroke), respectively. In contrast, 钏 (chuàn) has 川 on the right, which looks like three stroke lines, and means "bracelet" or "armlet," not a metal element.

钏 appears in words for jewelry like 手钏 (shǒu chuàn, bracelet) and 金钏 (jīn chuàn, gold bracelet). It is less common in daily conversation but often found in literature, historical texts, or traditional contexts, and sometimes used in personal names.

Common words containing 钏 include: 手钏 (shǒu chuàn) — Bracelet or bangle.; 金钏 (jīn chuàn) — Gold bracelet; 玉钏 (yù chuàn) — Jade bangle.