Chinese Character 歉 Meanings and components.

Form

歉

Meaning

歉 meaning[3] in English

To Apologize.

To Regret.

Deficient.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 歉 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are double (兼) , 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 TCNO

How to write 歉

To write歉qian4to apologize you should write a combination of 兼jian1double , 欠qian4deficient arranged in a 吅 shape:

兼 + 欠 = 歉

歉 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

歉
Pinyin:qian4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Apologize . To Regret . Deficient
兼
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Double . Twice . Simultaneous . Holding Two Or More (Official) Posts At The Same Time
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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