Chinese Character 友 Meanings and components.

Form

友

Meaning

友 meaning[3] in English

Friend.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 友 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𠂇) , and (once) again (又)

Its radical[1] is: 又 (you4) which means: (Once) Again, Also, Both... And..., And Yet, (Used For Emphasis) Anyway, .又you4(once) again

In cangjie it is written with KE

How to write 友

To write友you3friend you should write a combination of 𠂇zuo3 , 又you4(once) again arranged in a 吕 shape:

𠂇 + 又 = 友

友 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

友
Pinyin:you3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Friend
𠂇
Pinyin:zuo3 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
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

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

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

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