Chinese Character 柙 Meanings and components.
Form
柙
Meaning
- 柙 meaning[3] in English
Cage.
Pen.
Scabbard.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 柙 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and first of the … (甲)
Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木
In cangjie it is written with DWL
How to write 柙
To write柙 you should write a combination of 木 , 甲 arranged in a 吅 shape:
木 + 甲 = 柙
柙 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 柙 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 柙, looks as follow:
柙
Pinyin:xia2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Cage . Pen . Scabbard
甲
Pinyin:jia3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: First Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . (Used For An Unspecified Person Or Thing) . First (In A List, As A Party To A Contract Etc) . Letter 'A' Or Roman 'I' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Armor Plating . Shell Or Carapace . (Of The Fingers Or Toes) Nail . Bladed Leather Or Metal Armor (Old) . Ranking System Used In The Imperial Examinations (Old) . Civil Administration Unit In The Baojia 保甲[Bao3 Jia3] System (Old) . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 75°