Chinese Character 怅 Meanings and components.

Form

怅

Meaning

怅 meaning[3] in English

Regretful.

Upset.

Despair.

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Main Components

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

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 PPO

How to write 怅

To write怅chang4regretful you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 长zhang3length arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 长 = 怅

怅 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

怅
Pinyin:chang4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Regretful . Upset . Despair . Depressed
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
长
Pinyin:zhang3
Meaning[3]: Length . Long . Forever . Always . Constantly

Notes

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

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

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