Chinese Character 史 Meanings and components.

Form

史

Meaning

史 meaning[3] in English

Surname Shi.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 史 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , and to regulate (乂)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with LK

How to write 史

To write史shi3surname Shi you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 乂yi4to regulate arranged in a + shape:

口 + 乂 = 史

史 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

史
Pinyin:shi3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow

Notes

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

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

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