Chinese Character 寡 Meanings and components.

Form

寡

Meaning

寡 meaning[3] in English

Few.

Scant.

Widowed.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寡 can be seen as a composition of 4 main characters.

寡 radical

Its radical[1] is: ()

Details

In cangjie it is written with JMCH

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
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
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)
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao

Notes

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

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