Chinese Character 嚴 Meanings and components.

Form

嚴

Meaning

嚴 meaning[3] in English

Surname Yan.

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Main Components

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

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 RRMMK

How to write 嚴

To write嚴yan2surname Yan you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 𠪚yin2 arranged in a 咒 shape:

口 + 𠪚 = 嚴

嚴 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

嚴
Pinyin:yan2 Shape:咒
Meaning[3]: Surname Yan
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
𠪚
Pinyin:yin2

Notes

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

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

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