Chinese Character 歹 Meanings and components.

Form

歹

Meaning

歹 meaning[3] in English

Bad.

Wicked.

Evil.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 歹 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are dusk (夕) , and one (一)

No radical has been identified in it.

How to write 歹

To write歹dai3bad you should write a combination of 夕xi1dusk , 一yi1one

夕 + 一 = 歹

歹 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

歹
Pinyin:dai3
Meaning[3]: Bad . Wicked . Evil . Kangxi Radical 78
夕
Pinyin:xi1
Meaning[3]: Dusk . Evening . Taiwan Pr. [Xi4]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Notes

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

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