Chinese Character 柢 Meanings and components.

Form

柢

Meaning

柢 meaning[3] in English

Foundation.

Root.

View more meanings of 柢 in English

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 柢 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and name of an … (氐)

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

In cangjie it is written with DHVI

How to write 柢

To write柢di3foundation you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 氐di1name of … arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 氐 = 柢

柢 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

柢
Pinyin:di3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Foundation . Root
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
氐
Pinyin:di1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Name Of An Ancient Tribe
氏
Pinyin:shi4
Meaning[3]: Clan Name . Maiden Name
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

  • Wiktionary Page for 柢in English or Chinese