Chinese Character 午 Meanings and components.

Form

午

Meaning

午 meaning[3] in English

7th Earthly Branch: 11 A.M.-1 P.M., Noon, 5th Solar Month (6th June-6th July), Year Of The Horse.

Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 180° (South).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 午 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𠂉) , and ten (十)

Its radical[1] is: 十 (shi2) which means: Ten, 10, .十shi2ten

In cangjie it is written with OJ

How to write 午

To write午wu37th earthly … you should write a combination of 𠂉𠂉5 , 十shi2ten arranged in a 吕 shape:

𠂉 + 十 = 午

午 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

午
Pinyin:wu3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 7th Earthly Branch: 11 A.M.-1 P.M., Noon, 5th Solar Month (6th June-6th July), Year Of The Horse . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 180° (South)
𠂉
Pinyin:𠂉5 Shape:+
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

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

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

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