Chinese Character 壶 Meanings and components.

Form

壶

Meaning

壶 meaning[3] in English

Pot.

Classifier For Bottled Liquid.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 壶 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (士) , and surname Ye (业)

Its radical[1] is: 士 (shi4) which means: Surname Shi, .士shi4surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with GBTC

How to write 壶

To write壶hu2pot you should write a combination of 士shi4surname Shi , 业ye4surname Ye arranged in a 冖 shape:

士 + 业 = 壶

壶 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

壶
Pinyin:hu2 Shape:冖
Meaning[3]: Pot . Classifier For Bottled Liquid
士
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye

Notes

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

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

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