Chinese Character 即 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

即 meaning[3] in English

Namely.

That Is.

I.E..

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are blunt (艮) , and 'seal' radical in … (卩)

Its radical[1] is: (jie2) which means: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26), .jie2'seal' radical …

In cangjie it is written with AISL

How to write 即

To writeji2namely you should write a combination of gen3blunt , jie2'seal' radical … arranged in a shape:

+ =

即 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

Pinyin:ji2 Shape:
Meaning[3]: Namely . That Is . I.E. . Prompt . At Once . At Present . Even If . Prompted (By The Occasion) . To Approach . To Come Into Contact . To Assume (Office) . To Draw Near

Pinyin:gen3
Meaning[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy

Pinyin:jie2
Meaning[3]: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 即in English or Chinese