Chinese Character 勞 Meanings and components.

Form

勞

Meaning

勞 meaning[3] in English

To Toil.

Labor.

Laborer.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 勞 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are old variant of … (炏) , and surname Li (力)

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

In cangjie it is written with FFBKS

How to write 勞

To write勞lao2to toil you should write a combination of 炏kai4old variant … , 力li4surname Li arranged in a 冖 shape:

炏 + 力 = 勞

勞 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

勞
Pinyin:lao2 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: To Toil . Labor . Laborer . To Put Sb To Trouble (Of Doing Sth) . Meritorious Deed . To Console (Taiwan Pr. [Lao4] For This Sense)
炏
Pinyin:kai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 炎[Yan2]
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
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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