Chinese Character 呆 Meanings and components.

Form

呆

Meaning

呆 meaning[3] in English

Foolish.

Stupid.

Expressionless.

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Main Components

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

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 RD

How to write 呆

To write呆dai1foolish you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 木mu4surname Mu arranged in a 吕 shape:

口 + 木 = 呆

呆 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

呆
Pinyin:dai1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Foolish . Stupid . Expressionless . Blank . To Stay
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu

Notes

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

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

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