Chinese Character 湎 Meanings and components.

Form

湎

Meaning

湎 meaning[3] in English

Drunk.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with EMWL

How to write 湎

To write湎mian3drunk you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 面mian4face arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 面 = 湎

湎 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

湎
Pinyin:mian3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Drunk
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]
面
Pinyin:mian4
Meaning[3]: Face . Side . Surface . Aspect . Top . Classifier For Objects With Flat Surfaces Such As Drums, Mirrors, Flags Etc

Notes

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

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

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