Chinese Character 柝 Meanings and components.

Form

柝

Meaning

柝 meaning[3] in English

Watchman's Rattle.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DHMY

How to write 柝

To write柝tuo4watchman's rattle you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 斥chi4to blame arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 斥 = 柝

柝 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

柝
Pinyin:tuo4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Watchman'S Rattle
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
斥
Pinyin:chi4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Blame . To Reprove . To Reprimand . To Expel . To Oust . To Reconnoiter . (Of Territory) To Expand . Saline Marsh
斤
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Catty . (Prc) Weight Equal To 500 G . (Tw) Weight Equal To 600 G . (Hk, Malaysia, Singapore) Slightly Over 604 G
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]

Notes

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

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

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