Chinese Character 歔 Meanings and components.

Form

歔

Meaning

歔 meaning[3] in English

To Snort.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 歔 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are emptiness (虚) , 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 YCNO

How to write 歔

To write歔xu1to snort you should write a combination of 虚xu1emptiness , 欠qian4deficient arranged in a 吅 shape:

虚 + 欠 = 歔

歔 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

歔
Pinyin:xu1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Snort
虚
Pinyin:xu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Emptiness . Void . Abstract Theory Or Guiding Principles . Empty Or Unoccupied . Diffident Or Timid . False . Humble Or Modest . (Of Health) Weak . Virtual . In Vain
虍
Pinyin:hu1
Meaning[3]: Stripes Of A Tiger . 'Tiger' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 141)
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye
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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