Chinese Character 棰 Meanings and components.

Form

棰

Meaning

棰 meaning[3] in English

To Flog.

Whip.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DHJM

How to write 棰

To write棰chui2to flog you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 垂chui2to hang … arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 垂 = 棰

棰 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

棰
Pinyin:chui2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Flog . Whip
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
垂
Pinyin:chui2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Hang (Down) . Droop . Dangle . Bend Down . Hand Down . Bequeath . Nearly . Almost . To Approach

Notes

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

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

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