Chinese Character 懲 Meanings and components.

Form

懲

Meaning

懲 meaning[3] in English

To Punish.

To Reprimand.

To Warn.

View more meanings of 懲 in English

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 懲 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to invite (徵) , 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 HKP

How to write 懲

To write懲cheng2to punish you should write a combination of 徵zheng1to invite , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

徵 + 心 = 懲

懲 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

懲
Pinyin:cheng2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Punish . To Reprimand . To Warn
徵
Pinyin:zheng1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: To Invite . To Recruit . To Levy (Taxes) . To Draft (Troops) . Phenomenon . Symptom . Characteristic Sign (Used As Proof) . Evidence
微
Pinyin:wei1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Wei . Ancient Chinese State Near Present Day Chongqing . Taiwan Pr. [Wei2]
彳
Pinyin:chi4
Meaning[3]: Step With The Left Foot (Kangxi Radical 60) . See Also 彳亍[Chi4 Chu4]
𢼸
Pinyin:wei1 Shape:吅
𡵂
Pinyin:𡵂5 Shape:冖
山
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
几
Pinyin:ji3
Meaning[3]: Small Table
攵
Pinyin:pu1
王
Pinyin:wang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Wang
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

  • Wiktionary Page for 懲in English or Chinese