Chinese Character 灸 Meanings and components.

Form

灸

Meaning

灸 meaning[3] in English

Moxibustion (Tcm).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 灸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (long) time (久) , and surname Huo (火)

Its radical[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with NOF

How to write 灸

To write灸jiu3moxibustion (TCM) you should write a combination of 久jiu3(long) time , 火huo3surname Huo arranged in a 吕 shape:

久 + 火 = 灸

灸 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

灸
Pinyin:jiu3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Moxibustion (Tcm)
久
Pinyin:jiu3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: (Long) Time . (Long) Duration Of Time
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo

Notes

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

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

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