Chinese Character 殂 Meanings and components.

Form

殂

Meaning

殂 meaning[3] in English

To Die.

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Main Components

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

Its radical[1] is: 歹 (dai3) which means: Bad, Wicked, Evil, Kangxi Radical 78, .歹dai3bad

In cangjie it is written with MNBM

How to write 殂

To write殂cu2to die you should write a combination of 歹dai3bad , 且qie3and arranged in a 吅 shape:

歹 + 且 = 殂

殂 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

殂
Pinyin:cu2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Die
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
且
Pinyin:qie3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: And . Moreover . Yet . For The Time Being . To Be About To . Both (... And...)

Notes

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

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

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