Chinese Character 怎 Meanings and components.

Form

怎

Meaning

怎 meaning[3] in English

How.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 怎 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are at first (乍) , 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 OSP

How to write 怎

To write怎zen3how you should write a combination of 乍zha4at first , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

乍 + 心 = 怎

怎 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

怎
Pinyin:zen3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: How
乍
Pinyin:zha4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: At First . Suddenly . Abruptly . To Spread . (Of Hair) To Stand On End . Bristling
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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