Chinese Character 枝 Meanings and components.

Form

枝

Meaning

枝 meaning[3] in English

Branch.

Classifier For Sticks, Rods, Pencils Etc.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 枝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and surname Zhi (支)

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

In cangjie it is written with DJE

How to write 枝

To write枝zhi1branch you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 支zhi1surname Zhi arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 支 = 枝

枝 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

枝
Pinyin:zhi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Branch . Classifier For Sticks, Rods, Pencils Etc
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
支
Pinyin:zhi1
Meaning[3]: Surname Zhi
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

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

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

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