Chinese Character 互 Meanings and components.

Form

互

Meaning

互 meaning[3] in English

Mutual.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 互 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are one (一) , and variant of 彐[ji4] (彑)

Its radical[1] is: 二 (er4) which means: Two, 2, (Beijing Dialect) Stupid, .二er4two

In cangjie it is written with MVNM

How to write 互

To write互hu4mutual you should write a combination of 一yi1one , 彑ji4variant of … arranged in a 吕 shape:

一 + 彑 = 互

互 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 互 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 互, looks as follow:

互
Pinyin:hu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Mutual
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
彑
Pinyin:ji4
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 彐[Ji4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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