Chinese Character 炬 Meanings and components.

Form

炬

Meaning

炬 meaning[3] in English

Torch.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 炬 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and very large (巨)

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

In cangjie it is written with FSS

How to write 炬

To write炬ju4torch you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 巨ju4very large arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 巨 = 炬

炬 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

炬
Pinyin:ju4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Torch
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
巨
Pinyin:ju4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Very Large . Huge . Tremendous . Gigantic

Notes

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

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

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