Chinese Character 坍 Meanings and components.

Form

坍

Meaning

坍 meaning[3] in English

To Collapse.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with GBY

How to write 坍

To write坍tan1to collapse you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 丹dan1red arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 丹 = 坍

坍 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

坍
Pinyin:tan1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Collapse
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
丹
Pinyin:dan1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Red . Pellet . Powder . Cinnabar

Notes

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

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

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