Chinese Character 寺 Meanings and components.

Form

寺

Meaning

寺 meaning[3] in English

Buddhist Temple.

Mosque.

Government Office (Old).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 寺 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Tu (ethnic group) (土) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸cun4a unit …

In cangjie it is written with GDI

How to write 寺

To write寺si4Buddhist temple you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吕 shape:

土 + 寸 = 寺

寺 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

寺
Pinyin:si4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Buddhist Temple . Mosque . Government Office (Old)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

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

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

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