Chinese Character 善 Meanings and components.

Form

善

Meaning

善 meaning[3] in English

Good (Virtuous).

Benevolent.

Well-Disposed.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 善 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are surname Yang (羊) , surname Ye (业) , 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 TTR

How to write 善

To write善shan4good (virtuous) you should write a combination of 羊yang2surname Yang , 业ye4surname Ye 口kou3mouth arranged in a 吕 shape:

羊 + 业 + 口 = 善

善 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

善
Pinyin:shan4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Good (Virtuous) . Benevolent . Well-Disposed . Good At Sth . To Improve Or Perfect
羊
Pinyin:yang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yang
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye
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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