Chinese Character 寡 Meanings and components.
Form
寡
Meaning
- 寡 meaning[3] in English
Few.
Scant.
Widowed.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寡 can be seen as a composition of 4 main shapes where their meanings are 'roof' radical in … (宀) , one of the … (丆) , and (且) , and to divide (分)
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 JMCH
How to write 寡
To write寡 you should write a combination of 宀 , 丆 且 分 arranged in a 吕 shape:
宀 + 丆 + 且 + 分 = 寡
寡 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 寡 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 寡, looks as follow:
寡
Pinyin:gua3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Few . Scant . Widowed
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]
丆
Pinyin:han3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: One Of The Characters Used In Kwukyel (Phonetic 'Myeon'), An Ancient Korean Writing System
且
Pinyin:qie3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: And . Moreover . Yet . For The Time Being . To Be About To . Both (... And...)
分
Pinyin:fen1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Divide . To Separate . To Distribute . To Allocate . To Distinguish (Good And Bad) . Part Or Subdivision . Fraction . One Tenth (Of Certain Units) . Unit Of Length Equivalent To 0.33 Cm . Minute (Unit Of Time) . Minute (Angular Measurement Unit) . A Point (In Sports Or Games) . 0.01 Yuan (Unit Of Money)