Chinese Character 度 Meanings and components.

Form

度

Meaning

度 meaning[3] in English

To Pass.

To Spend (Time).

Measure.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 度 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are 'house on a … (广) , twenty (20), in … (廿) , and (once) again (又)

Its radical[1] is: 广 (guang3) which means: 'House On A Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 53), Occurring In 店, 序, 底 Etc, .广guang3'house on …

In cangjie it is written with ITE

How to write 度

To write度du4to pass you should write a combination of 广guang3'house on … 廿nian4twenty (20), … , 又you4(once) again arranged in a 吕 shape:

广 + 廿 + 又 = 度

度 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

度
Pinyin:du4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Pass . To Spend (Time) . Measure . Limit . Extent . Degree Of Intensity . Degree (Angles, Temperature Etc) . Kilowatt-Hour . Classifier For Events And Occurrences
广
Pinyin:guang3
Meaning[3]: 'House On A Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 53), Occurring In 店, 序, 底 Etc
廿
Pinyin:nian4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Twenty (20), In A Limited Number Of Set Expressions . Also Written Using Banker'S Character 念
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

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

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

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