Chinese Character 溝 Meanings and components.
Form
溝
Meaning
- 溝 meaning[3] in English
Ditch.
Gutter.
Groove.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 溝 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and inner rooms of … (冓)
Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水
In cangjie it is written with ETTB
How to write 溝
To write溝 you should write a combination of 氵 , 冓 arranged in a 吅 shape:
氵 + 冓 = 溝
溝 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 溝 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 溝, looks as follow:
溝
Pinyin:gou1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Ditch . Gutter . Groove . Gully . Ravine . Cl:道[Dao4]
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]
冓
Pinyin:gou4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Inner Rooms Of Palace . Ten Billions
井
Pinyin:jing3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Jing, One Of The 28 Constellations Of Chinese Astronomy . Surname Jing
再
Pinyin:zai4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Again . Once More . Re- . Second . Another . Then (After Sth, And Not Until Then) . No Matter How ... (Followed By An Adjective Or Verb, And Then (Usually) 也[Ye3] Or 都[Dou1] For Emphasis)