Chinese Character 卧 Meanings and components.

Form

卧

Meaning

卧 meaning[3] in English

To Lie.

To Crouch.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 卧 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Chen (臣) , and surname Bu (卜)

Its radical[1] is: 卜 (bo5) which means: Surname Bu, .卜bo5surname Bu

In cangjie it is written with SLY

How to write 卧

To write卧wo4to lie you should write a combination of 臣chen2surname Chen , 卜bo5surname Bu arranged in a 吅 shape:

臣 + 卜 = 卧

卧 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

卧
Pinyin:wo4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Lie . To Crouch
臣
Pinyin:chen2
Meaning[3]: Surname Chen
卜
Pinyin:bo5
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu

Notes

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

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

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