Chinese Character 凶 Meanings and components.

Form

凶

Meaning

凶 meaning[3] in English

Terrible.

Fearful.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 凶 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are receptacle (凵) , and to regulate (乂)

Its radical[1] is: 凵 (qian3) which means: Receptacle, .凵qian3receptacle

In cangjie it is written with UK

How to write 凶

To write凶xiong1terrible you should write a combination of 凵qian3receptacle , 乂yi4to regulate arranged in a 回 shape:

凵 + 乂 = 凶

凶 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

凶
Pinyin:xiong1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Terrible . Fearful
凵
Pinyin:qian3
Meaning[3]: Receptacle
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow

Notes

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

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

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