Chinese Character 倉 Meanings and components.

Form

倉

Meaning

倉 meaning[3] in English

Barn.

Granary.

Storehouse.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 倉 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to eat (食) , and enclosure (囗)

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 OIAR

How to write 倉

To write倉cang1barn you should write a combination of 食shi2to eat , 囗wei2enclosure arranged in a 吕 shape:

食 + 囗 = 倉

倉 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

倉
Pinyin:cang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Barn . Granary . Storehouse . Cabin . Hold (In Ship)
食
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: To Eat . Food . Animal Feed . Eclipse
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
良
Pinyin:liang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Good . Very . Very Much
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
艮
Pinyin:gen3
Meaning[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure

Notes

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

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

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