Chinese Character 埗 Meanings and components.

Form

埗

Meaning

埗 meaning[3] in English

Wharf.

Dock.

Jetty.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with GYLH

How to write 埗

To write埗bu4wharf you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 步bu4surname Bu arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 步 = 埗

埗 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

埗
Pinyin:bu4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Wharf . Dock . Jetty . Trading Center . Port . Place Name
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
步
Pinyin:bu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only
𣥂
Pinyin:ta4 Shape:一

Notes

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

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

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