Chinese Character 愆 Meanings and components.

Form

愆

Meaning

愆 meaning[3] in English

Fault.

Transgression.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 愆 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to spread out (衍) , 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 HNP

How to write 愆

To write愆qian1fault you should write a combination of 衍yan3to spread … , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

衍 + 心 = 愆

愆 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

愆
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Fault . Transgression
衍
Pinyin:yan3 Shape:弼
Meaning[3]: To Spread Out . To Develop . To Overflow . To Amplify . Superfluous
彳
Pinyin:chi4
Meaning[3]: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60) . See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4]
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
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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