Chinese Character 嗟 Meanings and components.

Form

嗟

Meaning

嗟 meaning[3] in English

Sigh.

Also Pr. [Jue1].

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Main Components

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

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 RTQM

How to write 嗟

To write嗟jie1sigh you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 差cha4difference arranged in a 吅 shape:

口 + 差 = 嗟

嗟 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

嗟
Pinyin:jie1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Sigh . Also Pr. [Jue1]
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
差
Pinyin:cha4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Difference . Discrepancy . To Differ . Error . To Err . To Make A Mistake
羊
Pinyin:yang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Yang
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

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

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

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