Chinese Character 橄 Meanings and components.

Form

橄

Meaning

橄 meaning[3] in English

Olive.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DNJK

How to write 橄

To write橄gan3olive you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 敢gan3to dare arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 敢 = 橄

橄 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

橄
Pinyin:gan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Olive
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
敢
Pinyin:gan3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Dare . Daring . (Polite) May I Venture
乛
Pinyin:ya5
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 乙[Zhe2]
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
攵
Pinyin:pu1

Notes

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

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

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