Chinese Character 按 Meanings and components.

Form

按

Meaning

按 meaning[3] in English

To Press.

To Push.

To Leave Aside Or Shelve.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 按 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'hand' radical in … (扌) , and surname An (安)

Its radical[1] is: 手 (shou3) which means: Hand, (Formal) To Hold, Person Engaged In Certain Types Of Work, Person Skilled In Certain Types Of Work, Personal(Ly), Convenient, Classifier For Skill, Cl:雙|双[Shuang1],隻|只[Zhi1], .手shou3hand

In cangjie it is written with QJV

How to write 按

To write按an4to press you should write a combination of 扌shou5'hand' radical … , 安an1surname An arranged in a 吅 shape:

扌 + 安 = 按

按 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

按
Pinyin:an4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Press . To Push . To Leave Aside Or Shelve . To Control . To Restrain . To Keep One'S Hand On . To Check Or Refer To . According To . In The Light Of . (Of An Editor Or Author) To Make A Comment
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
安
Pinyin:an1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname An
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter

Notes

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

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

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