Chinese Character 槛 Meanings and components.

Form

槛

Meaning

槛 meaning[3] in English

Banister.

Balustrade.

Cage For Animal Or Prisoner.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DLIT

How to write 槛

To write槛kan3banister you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 监jian1to supervise arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 监 = 槛

槛 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

槛
Pinyin:kan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Banister . Balustrade . Cage For Animal Or Prisoner . To Transport Caged Prisoner On A Cart
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
监
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Supervise . To Inspect . Jail . Prison
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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