Chinese Character 殃 Meanings and components.

Form

殃

Meaning

殃 meaning[3] in English

Calamity.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MNLBK

How to write 殃

To write殃yang1calamity you should write a combination of 歹dai3bad , 央yang1center arranged in a 吅 shape:

歹 + 央 = 殃

殃 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

殃
Pinyin:yang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Calamity
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
央
Pinyin:yang1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Center . End . To Beg . To Plead
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother

Notes

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

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

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