Chinese Character 具 Meanings and components.

Form

具

Meaning

具 meaning[3] in English

Tool.

Device.

Utensil.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 具 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Bei (貝) , and one (一)

Its radical[1] is: 八 (ba1) which means: Eight, 8, .八ba1eight

In cangjie it is written with BMMC

How to write 具

To write具ju4tool you should write a combination of 貝bei4surname Bei , 一yi1one arranged in a + shape:

貝 + 一 = 具

具 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

具
Pinyin:ju4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Tool . Device . Utensil . Equipment . Instrument . Talent . Ability . To Possess . To Have . To Provide . To Furnish . To State . Classifier For Devices, Coffins, Dead Bodies
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
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

Notes

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

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

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