Chinese Character 焉 Meanings and components.

Form

焉

Meaning

焉 meaning[3] in English

Where.

How.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 焉 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are first month of … (正) , and (𤆛)

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

In cangjie it is written with MYLF

How to write 焉

To write焉yan1where you should write a combination of 正zheng4first month … , 𤆛𤆛5 arranged in a 吕 shape:

正 + 𤆛 = 焉

焉 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

焉
Pinyin:yan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Where . How
正
Pinyin:zheng4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: First Month Of The Lunar Year
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
止
Pinyin:zhi3
Meaning[3]: To Stop . To Prohibit . Until . Only
𤆛
Pinyin:𤆛5 Shape:吕
𠧒
Pinyin:qi3 Shape:吕
卜
Pinyin:bo5
Meaning[3]: Surname Bu
乙
Pinyin:yi3
Meaning[3]: Second Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . Second In Order . Letter 'B' Or Roman 'Ii' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Second Party (In Legal Contract, Usually 乙方[Yi3 Fang1], As Opposed To 甲方[Jia3 Fang1]) . Ethyl . Bent . Winding . Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 5) . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 105°
灬
Pinyin:biao1
Meaning[3]: 'Fire' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 86), Occurring In 熙, 然, 熊 Etc

Notes

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

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

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