Chinese Character 楹 Meanings and components.

Form

楹

Meaning

楹 meaning[3] in English

Pillar.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DNST

How to write 楹

To write楹ying2pillar you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 盈ying2full arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 盈 = 楹

楹 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

楹
Pinyin:ying2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Pillar
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
盈
Pinyin:ying2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Full . Filled . Surplus
夃
Pinyin:gu3 Shape:+
乃
Pinyin:nai3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Be . Thus . So . Therefore . Then . Only . Thereupon
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway
皿
Pinyin:min3
Meaning[3]: Dish . Vessel . Shallow Container . Rad. No. 108

Notes

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

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

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