Chinese Character 叛 Meanings and components.

Form

叛

Meaning

叛 meaning[3] in English

To Betray.

To Rebel.

To Revolt.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 叛 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are half (半) , and contrary (反)

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 FQHE

How to write 叛

To write叛pan4to betray you should write a combination of 半ban4half , 反fan3contrary arranged in a 吅 shape:

半 + 反 = 叛

叛 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

叛
Pinyin:pan4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Betray . To Rebel . To Revolt
半
Pinyin:ban4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Half . Semi- . Incomplete . (After A Number) And A Half
反
Pinyin:fan3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Contrary . In Reverse . Inside Out Or Upside Down . To Reverse . To Return . To Oppose . Opposite . Against . Anti- . To Rebel . To Use Analogy . Instead . Abbr. For 反切[Fan3 Qie4] Phonetic System
⺁
Pinyin:⺁
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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