Chinese Character 射 Meanings and components.

Form

射

Meaning

射 meaning[3] in English

Old Variant Of 射[She4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 射 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are body (身) , 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 HHDI

How to write 射

To write射she4old variant … you should write a combination of 身shen1body , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

身 + 寸 = 射

射 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

射
Pinyin:she4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 射[She4]
身
Pinyin:shen1
Meaning[3]: Body . Life . Oneself . Personally . One'S Morality And Conduct . The Main Part Of A Structure Or Body . Pregnant . Classifier For Sets Of Clothes: Suit, Twinset . Kangxi Radical 158
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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