chěn

common

Meaning of

碜 means gritty; full of sand or grit (in food); unsightly; shabby; embarrassing. Pronounced chěn.

  • gritty; full of sand or grit (in food)
  • unsightly; shabby; embarrassing

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
wǎn
fàn
yǒu
diǎn
chěn
 
méi
táo
gān
jìng
 

This bowl of rice is a bit gritty; it wasn't washed clean.

Chī
dào
shā
zi
 
dōu
chěn
le
 

I bit into sand, and my teeth feel gritty.

bào
yuàn
shuō
cài
méi
gān
jìng
 
chī
lái
chen
 

He complained that the spinach wasn't washed clean and felt gritty when eaten.