居然 — stroke order
Learn how to write 居然 (jūrán), which means “unexpectedly”. It is written with 2 characters and 20 strokes in total. Each character below is animated in the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap any character to replay it, or use “Play all strokes” to watch the whole word written in order.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | 注音 | Meaning | Strokes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 居 | jū | ㄐㄩ | to live, to reside | 8 |
| 然 | rán | ㄖㄢˊ | certainly | 12 |