Chinese Character 榊 Meanings and components.

Form

榊

Meaning

榊 meaning[3] in English

(Japanese Kokuji) Sakaki (Cleyera Japonica), Evergreen Tree Used In Shinto To Decorate Sacred Spaces.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DIFL

How to write 榊

To write榊shen2(Japanese kokuji) … you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 神shen2God arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 神 = 榊

榊 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

榊
Pinyin:shen2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Japanese Kokuji) Sakaki (Cleyera Japonica), Evergreen Tree Used In Shinto To Decorate Sacred Spaces
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
神
Pinyin:shen2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: God . Abbr. For 神舟[Shen2 Zhou1]
礻
Pinyin:shi4
申
Pinyin:shen1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Old Name For Shanghai 上海[Shang4 Hai3] . Surname Shen
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

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

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

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