Chinese Character 使 Meanings and components.

Form

使

Meaning

使 meaning[3] in English

To Make.

To Cause.

To Enable.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 使 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and minor government official … (吏)

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 OJLK

How to write 使

To write使shi3to make you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 吏li4minor government … arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 吏 = 使

使 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

使
Pinyin:shi3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Make . To Cause . To Enable . To Use . To Employ . To Send . To Instruct Sb To Do Sth . Envoy . Messenger
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]
吏
Pinyin:li4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Minor Government Official Or Functionary (Old)
丈
Pinyin:zhang4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Measure Of Length, Ten Chinese Feet (3.3 M) . To Measure . Husband . Polite Appellation For An Older Male
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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