Chinese Character 或 Meanings and components.

Form

或

Meaning

或 meaning[3] in English

Maybe.

Perhaps.

Might.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 或 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are surname Ge (戈) , one (一) , and mouth (口)

Its radical[1] is: 戈 (ge1) which means: Surname Ge, .戈ge1surname Ge

In cangjie it is written with IRM

How to write 或

To write或huo4maybe you should write a combination of 戈ge1surname Ge , 一yi1one 口kou3mouth arranged in a 回 shape:

戈 + 一 + 口 = 或

或 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

或
Pinyin:huo4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Maybe . Perhaps . Might . Possibly . Or
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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