Chinese Character 异 Meanings and components.

Form

异

Meaning

异 meaning[3] in English

Different.

Other.

Hetero-.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 异 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are self (己) , and hands joined (廾)

Its radical[1] is: 廾 (gong3) which means: Hands Joined, .廾gong3hands joined

In cangjie it is written with SUT

How to write 异

To write异yi4different you should write a combination of 己ji3self , 廾gong3hands joined arranged in a 吕 shape:

己 + 廾 = 异

异 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

异
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Different . Other . Hetero- . Unusual . Strange . Surprising . To Distinguish . To Separate . To Discriminate
己
Pinyin:ji3
Meaning[3]: Self . Oneself . Sixth Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . Sixth In Order . Letter 'F' Or Roman 'Vi' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Hexa
廾
Pinyin:gong3
Meaning[3]: Hands Joined

Notes

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

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

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