Chinese Character 恃 Meanings and components.

Form

恃

Meaning

恃 meaning[3] in English

To Rely On.

Mother (Formal).

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Main Components

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

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 PGDI

How to write 恃

To write恃shi4to rely … you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 寺si4Buddhist temple arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 寺 = 恃

恃 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

恃
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Rely On . Mother (Formal)
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
寺
Pinyin:si4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Buddhist Temple . Mosque . Government Office (Old)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
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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