Chinese Character 刌 Meanings and components.

Form

刌

Meaning

刌 meaning[3] in English

(Literary) To Cut Off.

To Sever.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 刌 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are a unit of … (寸) , and 'knife' radical in … (刂)

Its radical[1] is: 刀 (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .刀dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with DILN

How to write 刌

To write刌cun3(literary) to … you should write a combination of 寸cun4a unit … , 刂dao1'knife' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

寸 + 刂 = 刌

刌 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

刌
Pinyin:cun3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Literary) To Cut Off . To Sever
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]

Notes

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

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

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