Chinese Character 弦 Meanings and components.

Form

弦

Meaning

弦 meaning[3] in English

Bow String.

String Of Musical Instrument.

Watchspring.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with NYVI

How to write 弦

To write弦xian2bow string you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 玄xuan2black arranged in a 吅 shape:

弓 + 玄 = 弦

弦 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

弦
Pinyin:xian2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Bow String . String Of Musical Instrument . Watchspring . Chord (Segment Of Curve) . Hypotenuse . Cl:根[Gen1]
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
玄
Pinyin:xuan2
Meaning[3]: Black . Mysterious
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
幺
Pinyin:yao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao

Notes

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

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

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