Chinese Character 悭 Meanings and components.

Form

悭

Meaning

悭 meaning[3] in English

Stingy.

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Main Components

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

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 PLEG

How to write 悭

To write悭qian1stingy you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 坚jian1strong arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 坚 = 悭

悭 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

悭
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Stingy
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
坚
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Strong . Solid . Firm . Unyielding . Resolute
収
Pinyin:shou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 收[Shou1]
丩
Pinyin:jiu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 糾|纠[Jiu1]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Notes

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

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

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