Chinese Character 斧 Meanings and components.

Form

斧

Meaning

斧 meaning[3] in English

Hatchet.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 斧 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are father (父) , and catty (斤)

Its radical[1] is: 斤 (jin1) which means: Catty, (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G, (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G, (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G, .斤jin1catty

In cangjie it is written with CKHML

How to write 斧

To write斧fu3hatchet you should write a combination of 父fu4father , 斤jin1catty arranged in a 吕 shape:

父 + 斤 = 斧

斧 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

斧
Pinyin:fu3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Hatchet
父
Pinyin:fu4
Meaning[3]: Father
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G

Notes

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

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

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