Chinese Character 寄 Meanings and components.
Form
寄
Meaning
- 寄 meaning[3] in English
To Send.
To Mail.
To Entrust.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寄 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , and odd (number) (奇)
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
In cangjie it is written with JKMR
How to write 寄
To write寄 you should write a combination of 宀 , 奇 arranged in a 吕 shape:
宀 + 奇 = 寄
寄 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 寄 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 寄, looks as follow:
寄
Pinyin:ji4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Send . To Mail . To Entrust . To Depend On . To Attach Oneself To . To Live (In A House) . To Lodge . Foster (Son Etc)
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]
奇
Pinyin:qi2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Odd (Number)
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
可
Pinyin:ke3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Can . May . Able To . To Approve . To Permit . To Suit . (Particle Used For Emphasis) Certainly . Very
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls