Chinese Character 棲 Meanings and components.

Form

棲

Meaning

棲 meaning[3] in English

To Perch.

To Rest (Of Birds).

To Dwell.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DJLV

How to write 棲

To write棲qi1to perch you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 妻qi1wife arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 妻 = 棲

棲 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

棲
Pinyin:qi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Perch . To Rest (Of Birds) . To Dwell . To Live . To Stay
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
妻
Pinyin:qi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Wife
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
肀
Pinyin:yu4 Shape:一
女
Pinyin:nv3
Meaning[3]: Female . Woman . Daughter

Notes

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

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

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