Chinese Character 弔 Meanings and components.

Form

弔

Meaning

弔 meaning[3] in English

A String Of 100 Cash (Arch.).

To Lament.

To Condole With.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弔 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gong (弓) , and radical in Chinese … (丨)

Its radical[1] is: 弓 (gong1) which means: Surname Gong, .弓gong1surname Gong

In cangjie it is written with NL

How to write 弔

To write弔diao4a string … you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 丨gun3radical in … arranged in a + shape:

弓 + 丨 = 弔

弔 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弔
Pinyin:diao4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: A String Of 100 Cash (Arch.) . To Lament . To Condole With . Variant Of 吊[Diao4]
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

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

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

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