Chinese Character 効 Meanings and components.

Form

効

Meaning

効 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 效[Xiao4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 効 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to hand over (交) , and surname Li (力)

Its radical[1] is: 力 (li4) which means: Surname Li, .力li4surname Li

In cangjie it is written with YKKS

How to write 効

To write効xiao4variant of … you should write a combination of 交jiao1to hand … , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 吅 shape:

交 + 力 = 効

効 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

効
Pinyin:xiao4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 效[Xiao4]
交
Pinyin:jiao1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Hand Over . To Deliver . To Pay (Money) . To Turn Over . To Make Friends . To Intersect (Lines) . Variant Of 跤[Jiao1]
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
父
Pinyin:fu4
Meaning[3]: Father
力
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li

Notes

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

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

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