Chinese Character 斫 Meanings and components.

Form

斫

Meaning

斫 meaning[3] in English

To Chop.

To Hack.

To Carve Wood.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 斫 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shi (石) , 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 MRHML

How to write 斫

To write斫zhuo2to chop you should write a combination of 石shi2surname Shi , 斤jin1catty arranged in a 吅 shape:

石 + 斤 = 斫

斫 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

斫
Pinyin:zhuo2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Chop . To Hack . To Carve Wood
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi
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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