Chinese Character 匣 Meanings and components.
Form
匣
Meaning
- 匣 meaning[3] in English
Box.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 匣 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'right open box' … (匚) , and first of the … (甲)
Its radical[1] is: 匚 (fang1) which means: 'Right Open Box' Radical (Kangxi Radical 22), Occurring In 区, 医, 匹 Etc, .匚
In cangjie it is written with SWL
How to write 匣
To write匣 you should write a combination of 匚 , 甲 arranged in a 回 shape:
匚 + 甲 = 匣
匣 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 匣 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 匣, looks as follow:
匣
Pinyin:xia2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Box
甲
Pinyin:jia3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: First Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . (Used For An Unspecified Person Or Thing) . First (In A List, As A Party To A Contract Etc) . Letter 'A' Or Roman 'I' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Armor Plating . Shell Or Carapace . (Of The Fingers Or Toes) Nail . Bladed Leather Or Metal Armor (Old) . Ranking System Used In The Imperial Examinations (Old) . Civil Administration Unit In The Baojia 保甲[Bao3 Jia3] System (Old) . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 75°