Chinese Character 桅 Meanings and components.

Form

桅

Meaning

桅 meaning[3] in English

Mast.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DNMU

How to write 桅

To write桅wei2mast you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 危wei1surname Wei arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 危 = 桅

桅 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

桅
Pinyin:wei2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Mast
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
危
Pinyin:wei1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wei
⺈
Pinyin:⺈
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
厄
Pinyin:e4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Distressed
厂
Pinyin:chang3
Meaning[3]: 'Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 27), Occurring In 原, 历, 压 Etc
㔾
Pinyin:xian1
Meaning[3]: 'Seal' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 26)

Notes

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

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

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