Chinese Character 嘘 Meanings and components.

Form

嘘

Meaning

嘘 meaning[3] in English

To Exhale Slowly.

To Hiss.

Hush!.

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Main Components

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

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 RYPC

How to write 嘘

To write嘘xu1to exhale … you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 虚xu1emptiness arranged in a 吅 shape:

口 + 虚 = 嘘

嘘 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

嘘
Pinyin:xu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Exhale Slowly . To Hiss . Hush!
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
虚
Pinyin:xu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Emptiness . Void . Abstract Theory Or Guiding Principles . Empty Or Unoccupied . Diffident Or Timid . False . Humble Or Modest . (Of Health) Weak . Virtual . In Vain
虍
Pinyin:hu1
Meaning[3]: Stripes Of A Tiger . 'Tiger' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 141)
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye

Notes

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

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

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