Chinese Character 器 Meanings and components.

Form

器

Meaning

器 meaning[3] in English

Device.

Tool.

Utensil.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 器 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Lü (吕) , and big (大)

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 RRIKR

How to write 器

To write器qi4device you should write a combination of 吕lv3surname Lü , 大da4big arranged in a 弼 shape:

吕 + 大 = 器

器 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

器
Pinyin:qi4 Shape:弼
Meaning[3]: Device . Tool . Utensil . Cl:臺|台[Tai2]
吕
Pinyin:lv3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Lü
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
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

Notes

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

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

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