Chinese Character 在 Meanings and components.

Form

在

Meaning

在 meaning[3] in English

(Located) At.

(To Be) In.

To Exist.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 在 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are ability (才) , and Tu (ethnic group) (土)

Its radical[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with KLG

How to write 在

To write在zai4(located) at you should write a combination of 才cai2ability , 土tu3Tu (ethnic … arranged in a 吕 shape:

才 + 土 = 在

在 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

在
Pinyin:zai4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Located) At . (To Be) In . To Exist . In The Middle Of Doing Sth . (Indicating An Action In Progress)
才
Pinyin:cai2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Ability . Talent . Sb Of A Certain Type . A Capable Individual . Only . Only Then . Just Now
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

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

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

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