Chinese Character 哲 Meanings and components.

Form

哲

Meaning

哲 meaning[3] in English

Wise.

A Sage.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 哲 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to break (e.g. … (折) , 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 QLR

How to write 哲

To write哲zhe2wise you should write a combination of 折zhe2to break … , 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

折 + 口 = 哲

哲 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

哲
Pinyin:zhe2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Wise . A Sage
折
Pinyin:zhe2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Break (E.G. Stick Or Bone) . A Loss
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G
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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