Chinese Character 岩 Meanings and components.

Form

岩

Meaning

岩 meaning[3] in English

Cliff.

Rock.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 岩 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shan (山) , and surname Shi (石)

Its radical[1] is: 山 (shan1) which means: Surname Shan, .山shan1surname Shan

In cangjie it is written with UMR

How to write 岩

To write岩yan2cliff you should write a combination of 山shan1surname Shan , 石shi2surname Shi arranged in a 吕 shape:

山 + 石 = 岩

岩 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

岩
Pinyin:yan2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Cliff . Rock
山
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi

Notes

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

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

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