Chinese Character 捐 Meanings and components.

Form

捐

Meaning

捐 meaning[3] in English

To Contribute.

To Donate.

Contribution.

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Main Components

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

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 QRB

How to write 捐

To write捐juan1to contribute you should write a combination of 扌shou5'hand' radical … , 肙yuan4a small … arranged in a 吅 shape:

扌 + 肙 = 捐

捐 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

捐
Pinyin:juan1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Contribute . To Donate . Contribution . Tax . To Abandon
扌
Pinyin:shou5
Meaning[3]: 'Hand' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 64), Occurring In 提, 把, 打 Etc
肙
Pinyin:yuan4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: A Small Worm . To Twist . To Surround . Empty
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
月
Pinyin:yue4
Meaning[3]: Moon . Month . Monthly . Cl:個|个[Ge4],輪|轮[Lun2]

Notes

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

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

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