Chinese Character 楔 Meanings and components.

Form

楔

Meaning

楔 meaning[3] in English

To Wedge.

Wedge.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DQHK

How to write 楔

To write楔xie1to wedge you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 契qi4to carve arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 契 = 楔

楔 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

楔
Pinyin:xie1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Wedge . Wedge
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
契
Pinyin:qi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Carve . Carved Words . To Agree . A Contract . A Deed
㓞
Pinyin:qia4 Shape:吅
丰
Pinyin:feng1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Luxuriant . Buxom . Variant Of 豐|丰[Feng1] . Variant Of 風|风[Feng1] . Appearance . Charm
刀
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: Surname Dao
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother

Notes

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

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

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