Chinese Character 右 Meanings and components.

Form

右

Meaning

右 meaning[3] in English

Right (-Hand).

The Right (Politics).

West (Old).

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Main Components

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

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 KR

How to write 右

To write右you4right (-hand) you should write a combination of 𠂇zuo3 , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

𠂇 + 口 = 右

右 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

右
Pinyin:you4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Right (-Hand) . The Right (Politics) . West (Old)
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
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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