Chinese Character 棱 Meanings and components.

Form

棱

Meaning

棱 meaning[3] in English

Square Beam.

Variant Of 稜|棱[Leng2].

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DGCE

How to write 棱

To write棱leng2square beam you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 夌ling2to dawdle arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 夌 = 棱

棱 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

棱
Pinyin:leng2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Square Beam . Variant Of 稜|棱[Leng2]
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
夌
Pinyin:ling2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Dawdle . The Name Of The Father Of The Emperor Yao
圥
Pinyin:lu4 Shape:吕
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc
夂
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: 'Walk Slowly' Component In Chinese Characters . See Also 冬字頭|冬字头[Dong1 Zi4 Tou2]

Notes

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

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

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