Chinese Character 别 Meanings and components.

Form

别

Meaning

别 meaning[3] in English

Surname Bie.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with RSLN

How to write 别

To write别bie2surname Bie you should write a combination of 另ling4other , 刂dao1'knife' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

另 + 刂 = 别

别 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

别
Pinyin:bie2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Bie
另
Pinyin:ling4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Other . Another . Separate . Separately
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
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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