Chinese Character 慚 Meanings and components.

Form

慚

Meaning

慚 meaning[3] in English

Ashamed.

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Main Components

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

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 PJJL

How to write 慚

To write慚can2ashamed you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 斬zhan3to behead … arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 斬 = 慚

慚 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

慚
Pinyin:can2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Ashamed
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
斬
Pinyin:zhan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Behead (As Form Of Capital Punishment) . To Chop
車
Pinyin:che1
Meaning[3]: Surname Che
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G

Notes

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

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

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