Chinese Character 念 Meanings and components.

Form

念

Meaning

念 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 念[Nian4], To Read Aloud.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 念 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are now (今) , and heart (心)

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 OINP

How to write 念

To write念nian4variant of … you should write a combination of 今jin1now , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

今 + 心 = 念

念 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

念
Pinyin:nian4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 念[Nian4], To Read Aloud
今
Pinyin:jin1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Now . The Present Time . Current . Contemporary . This (Day, Year Etc)
亼
Pinyin:ji2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 集[Ji2]
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
㇇
Pinyin:㇇
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

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

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

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