Chinese Character 条 Meanings and components.

Form

条

Meaning

条 meaning^[3] in English

Strip.

Item.

Article.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 条 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'walk slowly' component … (夂) , and surname Mu (木)

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

In cangjie it is written with HED

How to write 条

To write条tiao2strip you should write a combination of 夂zhi3'walk slowly' … , 木mu4surname Mu arranged in a 吕 shape:

夂 + 木 = 条

条 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

条

Pinyin:tiao2 Shape:吕

Meaning^[3]: Strip . Item . Article . Clause (Of Law Or Treaty) . Classifier For Long Thin Things (Ribbon, River, Road, Trousers Etc)

夂

Pinyin:zhi3

Meaning^[3]: 'Walk Slowly' Component In Chinese Characters . See Also 冬字頭|冬字头[Dong1 Zi4 Tou2]

木

Pinyin:mu4

Meaning^[3]: Surname Mu

Notes

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