Chinese Character 搴 Meanings and components.

Form

搴

Meaning

搴 meaning[3] in English

To Seize.

To Pull.

To Hold Up The Hem Of Clothes.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 搴 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (𡨄) , and hand (手)

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 JTCQ

How to write 搴

To write搴qian1to seize you should write a combination of 𡨄xia4 , 手shou3hand arranged in a 吕 shape:

𡨄 + 手 = 搴

搴 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

搴
Pinyin:qian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Seize . To Pull . To Hold Up The Hem Of Clothes
𡨄
Pinyin:xia4 Shape:吕
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]
𠔏
Pinyin:𠔏5 Shape:吕
廿
Pinyin:nian4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Twenty (20), In A Limited Number Of Set Expressions . Also Written Using Banker'S Character 念
廾
Pinyin:gong3
Meaning[3]: Hands Joined
手
Pinyin:shou3
Meaning[3]: 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]

Notes

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

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

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