Chinese Character 改 Meanings and components.

Form

改

Meaning

改 meaning[3] in English

To Change.

To Alter.

To Transform.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 改 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are self (己) , and (攵)

Its radical[1] is: 攵 (pu1)

In cangjie it is written with SUOK

How to write 改

To write改gai3to change you should write a combination of 己ji3self , 攵pu1 arranged in a 吅 shape:

己 + 攵 = 改

改 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

改
Pinyin:gai3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Change . To Alter . To Transform . To Correct
己
Pinyin:ji3
Meaning[3]: Self . Oneself . Sixth Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . Sixth In Order . Letter 'F' Or Roman 'Vi' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Hexa
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

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

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

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