Chinese Character 殆 Meanings and components.

Form

殆

Meaning

殆 meaning[3] in English

Dangerous.

Perilous.

To Endanger.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with MNIR

How to write 殆

To write殆dai4dangerous you should write a combination of 歹dai3bad , 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.) arranged in a 吅 shape:

歹 + 台 = 殆

殆 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

殆
Pinyin:dai4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Dangerous . Perilous . To Endanger . Almost . Probably . Only
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
台
Pinyin:tai2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Taiwan (Abbr.) . Surname Tai
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

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