Chinese Character 優 Meanings and components.

Form

優

Meaning

優 meaning[3] in English

Excellent.

Superior.

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Main Components

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

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 OMBE

How to write 優

To write優you1excellent you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 憂you1to worry arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 憂 = 優

優 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

優
Pinyin:you1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Excellent . Superior
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]
憂
Pinyin:you1 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Worry . To Concern Oneself With . Worried . Anxiety . Sorrow . (Literary) To Observe Mourning
百
Pinyin:bai3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
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
白
Pinyin:bai2
Meaning[3]: Surname Bai
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
𢖻
Pinyin:𢖻5 Shape:吕
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]
夊
Pinyin:sui1
Meaning[3]: See 夂[Zhi3]

Notes

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

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

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