Chinese Character 核 Meanings and components.

Form

核

Meaning

核 meaning[3] in English

Pit.

Stone.

Nucleus.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 核 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and 12th earthly branch: … (亥)

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

In cangjie it is written with DYVO

How to write 核

To write核he2pit you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 亥hai412th earthly … arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 亥 = 核

核 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

核
Pinyin:he2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Pit . Stone . Nucleus . Nuclear . To Examine . To Check . To Verify
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
亥
Pinyin:hai4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: 12th Earthly Branch: 9-11 P.M., 10th Solar Month (7th November-6th December), Year Of The Boar . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 330°
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
?
Pinyin:?
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]

Notes

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

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

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