Chinese Character 哉 Meanings and components.

Form

哉

Meaning

哉 meaning[3] in English

(Exclamatory Or Interrogative Particle).

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Main Components

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

How to write 哉

To write哉zai1(exclamatory or … you should write a combination of 𢦏zai1 , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 回 shape:

𢦏 + 口 = 哉

哉 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

哉
Pinyin:zai1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: (Exclamatory Or Interrogative Particle)
𢦏
Pinyin:zai1 Shape:+
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
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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