Chinese Character 弟 Meanings and components.

Form

弟

Meaning

弟 meaning[3] in English

Younger Brother.

Junior Male.

I (Modest Word In Letter).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弟 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'eight' component in … (丷) , and (𢎨)

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

In cangjie it is written with CNLH

How to write 弟

To write弟di4younger brother you should write a combination of 丷ba1'eight' component … , 𢎨𢎨5 arranged in a 吕 shape:

丷 + 𢎨 = 弟

弟 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弟
Pinyin:di4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Younger Brother . Junior Male . I (Modest Word In Letter)
丷
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: 'Eight' Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 八[Ba1]
𢎨
Pinyin:𢎨5 Shape:+
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)
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

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

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

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