Chinese Character 意 Meanings and components.

Form

意

Meaning

意 meaning[3] in English

Italy.

Italian.

Abbr. For 意大利[Yi4 Da4 Li4].

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 意 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are sound (音) , 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 YTAP

How to write 意

To write意yi4Italy you should write a combination of 音yin1sound , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

音 + 心 = 意

意 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

意
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Italy . Italian . Abbr. For 意大利[Yi4 Da4 Li4]
音
Pinyin:yin1
Meaning[3]: Sound . Noise . Note (Of Musical Scale) . Tone . News . Syllable . Reading (Phonetic Value Of A Character)
立
Pinyin:li4
Meaning[3]: Surname Li
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
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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