Chinese Character 弊 Meanings and components.

Form

弊

Meaning

弊 meaning[3] in English

Detriment.

Fraud.

Harm.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with FKT

How to write 弊

To write弊bi4detriment you should write a combination of 敝bi4my (polite) , 廾gong3hands joined arranged in a 吕 shape:

敝 + 廾 = 弊

弊 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弊
Pinyin:bi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Detriment . Fraud . Harm . Defeat
敝
Pinyin:bi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: My (Polite) . Poor . Ruined . Shabby . Worn Out . Defeated
㡀
Pinyin:bi4 Shape:一
攵
Pinyin:pu1
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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