暂 Strokes Write it Listen 暂 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 5 12 strokes Radical 日 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from斩soundzhǎnto chop, to cut, to sever; to behead日meaningrìsun; day; daytime How it works日 hints at the meaning (sun), and 斩 zhǎn hints at the sound.