Chinese Character 弑 Meanings and components.

Form

弑

Meaning

弑 meaning[3] in English

To Murder A Superior.

To Murder One's Parent.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弑 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to kill (杀) , and type (式)

Its radical[1] is: 弋 (yi4) which means: To Shoot, .弋yi4to shoot

In cangjie it is written with KDIPM

How to write 弑

To write弑shi4to murder … you should write a combination of 杀sha1to kill , 式shi4type arranged in a 吅 shape:

杀 + 式 = 弑

弑 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弑
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Murder A Superior . To Murder One'S Parent
杀
Pinyin:sha1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Kill . To Murder . To Attack . To Weaken Or Reduce . To Smart (Dialect) . (Used After A Verb) Extremely
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow
朩
Pinyin:deng3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: One Of The Characters Used In Kwukyel (Phonetic 'Pin'), An Ancient Korean Writing System
式
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Type . Form . Pattern . Style
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor

Notes

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

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

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