Chinese Character 榫 Meanings and components.

Form

榫

Meaning

榫 meaning[3] in English

Tenon (Cabinetmaking).

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DOGJ

How to write 榫

To write榫sun3tenon (cabinetmaking) you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 隼sun3falcon arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 隼 = 榫

榫 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

榫
Pinyin:sun3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Tenon (Cabinetmaking)
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
隼
Pinyin:sun3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Falcon . Taiwan Pr. [Zhun3]
隹
Pinyin:zhui1
Meaning[3]: Short-Tailed Bird
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

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

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

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