Chinese Character 治 Meanings and components.

Form

治

Meaning

治 meaning[3] in English

To Rule.

To Govern.

To Manage.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 治 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and Taiwan (abbr.) (台)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with EIR

How to write 治

To write治zhi4to rule you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.) arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 台 = 治

治 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

治
Pinyin:zhi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Rule . To Govern . To Manage . To Control . To Harness (A River) . To Treat (A Disease) . To Wipe Out (A Pest) . To Punish . To Research
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
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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