Chinese Character 嗇 Meanings and components.

Form

嗇

Meaning

嗇 meaning[3] in English

Stingy.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 嗇 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to press from … (夾) , and to circle (回)

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 GOWR

How to write 嗇

To write嗇se4stingy you should write a combination of 夾jia1to press … , 回hui2to circle arranged in a 吕 shape:

夾 + 回 = 嗇

嗇 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

嗇
Pinyin:se4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Stingy
夾
Pinyin:jia1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Press From Either Side . To Place In Between . To Sandwich . To Carry Sth Under Armpit . Wedged Between . Between . To Intersperse . To Mix . To Mingle . Clip . Folder . Taiwan Pr. [Jia2]
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
从
Pinyin:cong2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Cong
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
回
Pinyin:hui2 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Circle . To Go Back . To Turn Around . To Answer . To Return . To Revolve . Hui Ethnic Group (Chinese Muslims) . Time . Classifier For Acts Of A Play . Section Or Chapter (Of A Classic Book)
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
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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