Chinese Character 堀 Meanings and components.

Form

堀

Meaning

堀 meaning[3] in English

Cave.

Hole.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with GSUU

How to write 堀

To write堀ku1cave you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 屈qu1surname Qu arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 屈 = 堀

堀 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

堀
Pinyin:ku1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Cave . Hole
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
屈
Pinyin:qu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Qu
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
出
Pinyin:chu1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Go Out . To Come Out . To Occur . To Produce . To Go Beyond . To Rise . To Put Forth . To Happen . (Used After A Verb To Indicate An Outward Direction Or A Positive Result) . Classifier For Dramas, Plays, Operas Etc
屮
Pinyin:che4
Meaning[3]: Plants Sprouting
凵
Pinyin:qian3
Meaning[3]: Receptacle

Notes

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

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

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