Chinese Character 弛 Meanings and components.

Form

弛

Meaning

弛 meaning[3] in English

To Unstring A Bow.

To Slacken.

To Relax.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弛 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gong (弓) , and surname Ye (也)

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

In cangjie it is written with NPD

How to write 弛

To write弛chi2to unstring … you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 也ye3surname Ye arranged in a 吅 shape:

弓 + 也 = 弛

弛 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弛
Pinyin:chi2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Unstring A Bow . To Slacken . To Relax . To Loosen
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
也
Pinyin:ye3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye
乜
Pinyin:mie1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Squint . What? (Cantonese) . See Also 乜嘢[Mie1 Ye3]
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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