Chinese Character 固 Meanings and components.

Form

固

Meaning

固 meaning[3] in English

Hard.

Strong.

Solid.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 固 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are enclosure (囗) , and surname Gu (古)

Its radical[1] is: 囗 (wei2) which means: Enclosure, .囗wei2enclosure

In cangjie it is written with WJR

How to write 固

To write固gu4hard you should write a combination of 囗wei2enclosure , 古gu3surname Gu arranged in a 回 shape:

囗 + 古 = 固

固 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

固
Pinyin:gu4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Hard . Strong . Solid . Sure . Assuredly . Undoubtedly . Of Course . Indeed . Admittedly
囗
Pinyin:wei2
Meaning[3]: Enclosure
古
Pinyin:gu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Gu
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
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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