Chinese Character 對 Meanings and components.

Form

對

Meaning

對 meaning[3] in English

Right.

Correct.

Couple.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 對 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are thick grass (丵) , 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 TGDI

How to write 對

To write對dui4right you should write a combination of 丵zhuo2thick grass , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

丵 + 寸 = 對

對 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

對
Pinyin:dui4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Right . Correct . Couple . Pair . Towards . At . For . To Face . Opposite . To Treat (Sb A Certain Way) . To Match Together . To Adjust . To Fit . To Suit . To Answer . To Reply . Classifier: Couple
丵
Pinyin:zhuo2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Thick Grass . 'Bush' Component In Chinese Characters
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye
𢆉
Pinyin:ren3 Shape:吕
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
干
Pinyin:gan4
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 乾|干[Gan1]
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
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
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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