Chinese Character 杖 Meanings and components.

Form

杖

Meaning

杖 meaning^[3] in English

A Staff.

A Rod.

Cane.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 杖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and measure of length, … (丈)

Its radical^[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DJK

How to write 杖

To write杖zhang4a staff you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 丈zhang4measure of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 丈 = 杖

杖 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

杖

Pinyin:zhang4 Shape:吅

Meaning^[3]: A Staff . A Rod . Cane . Walking Stick . To Flog With A Stick (Old)

木

Pinyin:mu4

Meaning^[3]: Surname Mu

丈

Pinyin:zhang4 Shape:一

Meaning^[3]: Measure Of Length, Ten Chinese Feet (3.3 M) . To Measure . Husband . Polite Appellation For An Older Male

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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