Chinese Character 峭 Meanings and components.

Form

峭

Meaning

峭 meaning[3] in English

High And Steep.

Precipitous.

Severe Or Stern.

View more meanings of 峭 in English

Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with UFB

How to write 峭

To write峭qiao4high and … you should write a combination of 山shan1surname Shan , 肖xiao4surname Xiao arranged in a 吅 shape:

山 + 肖 = 峭

峭 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

峭
Pinyin:qiao4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: High And Steep . Precipitous . Severe Or Stern
山
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
肖
Pinyin:xiao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Xiao . Taiwan Pr. [Xiao4]
小
Pinyin:xiao3
Meaning[3]: Small . Tiny . Few . Young
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]

Notes

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

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

  • Wiktionary Page for 峭in English or Chinese