How to Write 顸 (hān) — Meaning “thick; stout; coarse”

Imagine a person with a thick, solid head — the left part 干 looks like a sturdy tree trunk, and the right part 页 is the head. So 顸 (hān) means thick and stout, like someone with a trunk-like head.

The stroke order is: left side 干 (horizontal, horizontal, vertical) then right side 页 (horizontal, left-falling, vertical, horizontal, left-falling, dot) for a total of 9 strokes. A common mistake is making the left 干 part too wide; keep it narrow so the right 页 has space, and ensure the vertical stroke in 干 is straight and centered.

Visually, 顸 has 干 (stem) on the left, while 顶 has 丁 (nail) and 顷 has 匕 (dagger). Meaning-wise, 顸 means thick and stout, 顶 means top or peak, and 顷 means a short moment or a unit of area. Also, 顸 has 9 strokes, whereas both 顶 and 顷 have 8 strokes.

顸 is a rare character, not found in HSK, and appears mainly in words like 顸实 (hān shí) meaning thick and solid, often describing tree trunks or sturdy objects. It may also describe a person's stout build or thick skin (顸皮), but its usage is limited to literary or dialectal contexts, especially in Northern Chinese.

Common words containing 顸 include: 顸实 (hān shí) — thick and solid; 顸大 (hān dà) — thick and large; bulky; 顸皮 (hān pí) — thick skin.