Chinese Character 欧 Meanings and components.

Form

欧

Meaning

欧 meaning[3] in English

Europe.

Abbr. For 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 Zhou1].

Surname Ou.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 欧 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Ou (区) , and deficient (欠)

Its radical[1] is: 欠 (qian4) which means: Deficient, To Owe, To Lack, Yawn, .欠qian4deficient

In cangjie it is written with SKNO

How to write 欧

To write欧ou1Europe you should write a combination of 区qu1surname Ou , 欠qian4deficient arranged in a 吅 shape:

区 + 欠 = 欧

欧 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

欧
Pinyin:ou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Europe . Abbr. For 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 Zhou1] . Surname Ou
区
Pinyin:qu1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Surname Ou
匚
Pinyin:fang1
Meaning[3]: 'Right Open Box' Radical (Kangxi Radical 22), Occurring In 区, 医, 匹 Etc
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow
欠
Pinyin:qian4
Meaning[3]: Deficient . To Owe . To Lack . Yawn

Notes

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

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

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