Chinese Character 叟 Meanings and components.

Form

叟

Meaning

叟 meaning[3] in English

Old Gentleman.

Old Man.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 叟 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𦥔) , 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 HXLE

How to write 叟

To write叟sou3old gentleman you should write a combination of 𦥔𦥔5 , 又you4(once) again arranged in a + shape:

𦥔 + 又 = 叟

叟 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

叟
Pinyin:sou3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Old Gentleman . Old Man
𦥔
Pinyin:𦥔5 Shape:回
臼
Pinyin:jiu4
Meaning[3]: Mortar
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
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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