Chinese Character 件 Meanings and components.

Form

件

Meaning

件 meaning[3] in English

Item.

Component.

Classifier For Events, Things, Clothes Etc.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 件 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and surname Niu (牛)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OHQ

How to write 件

To write件jian4item you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 牛niu2surname Niu arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 牛 = 件

件 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

件
Pinyin:jian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Item . Component . Classifier For Events, Things, Clothes Etc
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu

Notes

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

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

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