Chinese Character 憨 Meanings and components.

Form

憨

Meaning

憨 meaning[3] in English

Silly.

Simple-Minded.

Foolish.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 憨 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to dare (敢) , 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 NKP

How to write 憨

To write憨han1silly you should write a combination of 敢gan3to dare , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

敢 + 心 = 憨

憨 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

憨
Pinyin:han1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Silly . Simple-Minded . Foolish . Naive . Sturdy . Tough . Heavy (Of Rope)
敢
Pinyin:gan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Dare . Daring . (Polite) May I Venture
乛
Pinyin:ya5
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 乙[Zhe2]
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
攵
Pinyin:pu1
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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