Chinese Character 忖 Meanings and components.

Form

忖

Meaning

忖 meaning[3] in English

To Ponder.

To Speculate.

To Consider.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 忖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PDI

How to write 忖

To write忖cun3to ponder you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 寸 = 忖

忖 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

忖
Pinyin:cun3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Ponder . To Speculate . To Consider . To Guess
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

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

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

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