Chinese Character 宙 Meanings and components.

Form

宙

Meaning

宙 meaning[3] in English

Eternity.

(Geology) Eon.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 宙 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and to follow (由)

Its radical[1] is: 宀 (mian2) which means: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc, See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4], .宀mian2'roof' radical …

In cangjie it is written with JLW

How to write 宙

To write宙zhou4eternity you should write a combination of 宀mian2'roof' radical … , 由you2to follow arranged in a 吕 shape:

宀 + 由 = 宙

宙 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

宙
Pinyin:zhou4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Eternity . (Geology) Eon
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
由
Pinyin:you2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Follow . From . Because Of . Due To . By . Via . Through . (Before A Noun And A Verb) It Is For ... To ...
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

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

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

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