Chinese Character 熵 Meanings and components.

Form

熵

Meaning

熵 meaning[3] in English

Entropy (Physics).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 熵 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and Shang Dynasty (c. … (商)

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

In cangjie it is written with FYCB

How to write 熵

To write熵shang1entropy (physics) you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 商shang1Shang Dynasty … arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 商 = 熵

熵 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

熵
Pinyin:shang1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Entropy (Physics)
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
商
Pinyin:shang1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Shang Dynasty (C. 1600-1046 Bc) . Surname Shang
六
Pinyin:liu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Six . 6
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
冏
Pinyin:jiong3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Velvetleaf (Abutilon Avicennae), Plant Of The Jute Family . Bright
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
㕣
Pinyin:yan3 Shape:吕
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

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

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

  • Wiktionary Page for 熵in English or Chinese