Chinese Character 枯 Meanings and components.

Form

枯

Meaning

枯 meaning[3] in English

Dried Up.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DJR

How to write 枯

To write枯ku1dried up you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 古gu3surname Gu arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 古 = 枯

枯 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

枯
Pinyin:ku1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Dried Up
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
古
Pinyin:gu3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Surname Gu
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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